War And Warfare Since 1945

Author : Sterling M. Pavelec
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351706861
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War and Warfare since 1945 written by Sterling M. Pavelec and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with an exploration into the question of what war is, War and Warfare since 1945 provides a chronological analysis of military history since the end of World War II extending through to an analysis of the limits of modern warfare in the nuclear age with the purpose of examining why war occurs and how it is carried out. Among the types of conflict considered within the book are: state conflicts civil wars proxy wars terrorism and counterterrorism insurgency genocide. Both theoretical and historical, War and Warfare since 1945 also explores the definitions, ethics, morals, and effects of the use of militaries in and after war, and puts forward important questions about how wars are resolved. The wars discussed include the first Arab-Israeli War, the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, and the Iraq war. The book concludes with an investigation into modern war and speculation on the changing face of warfare.

Author : Sterling Michael Pavelec
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781315175478
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War and Warfare Since 1945 written by Sterling Michael Pavelec and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: What is war? -- The aftermath of World War Two, 1945-1954 -- Shaping the global order, 1954-1964 -- Proxy wars and political violence, 1964-1975 -- Cold war tension and resolution, 1975-1990 -- Cold War civil wars -- "The end of history" and the new world order, 1991-2001 -- The world since 9/11 -- The future of war and warfare -- Epilogue: a philosophy of war

Author : Thomas G. Mahnken
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231517882
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Technology and the American Way of War Since 1945 written by Thomas G. Mahnken and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No nation in recent history has placed greater emphasis on the role of technology in planning and waging war than the United States. In World War II the wholesale mobilization of American science and technology culminated in the detonation of the atomic bomb. Competition with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, combined with the U.S. Navy's culture of distributed command and the rapid growth of information technology, spawned the concept of network-centric warfare. And America's post-Cold War conflicts in Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, and Afghanistan have highlighted America's edge. From the atom bomb to the spy satellites of the Cold War, the strategic limitations of the Vietnam War, and the technological triumphs of the Gulf war, Thomas G. Mahnken follows the development and integration of new technologies into the military and emphasizes their influence on the organization, mission, and culture of the armed services. In some cases, advancements in technology have forced different branches of the military to develop competing or superior weaponry, but more often than not the armed services have molded technology to suit their own purposes, remaining resilient in the face of technological challenges. Mahnken concludes with an examination of the reemergence of the traditional American way of war, which uses massive force to engage the enemy. Tying together six decades of debate concerning U.S. military affairs, he discusses how the armed forces might exploit the unique opportunities of the information revolution in the future.

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1861894635
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War since 1945 written by Jeremy Black and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most writing on modern warfare begins with the French Revolutionary Wars and continues through World Wars I and II, giving post-1945 conflicts only a cursory glance through the lens of Cold War politics. Distinguished military historian Jeremy Black corrects that imbalance with War since 1945, a comprehensive look at the many large- and small-scale wars fought around the world in the past sixty years. Black argues strenuously that, in order fully to understand recent warfare, we must discard the Cold War narrative that has until now framed the majority of historical inquiry. By treating conflicts—especially those in and between developing nations—on their own terms, he is able to bring proper attention to the wide varieties of force structures, methods, goals, and military cultures that have been employed in post-World War II battles. Rather than recapitulate the familiar assessments that consider improvements in weaponry or increases in the size of armies without adequately weighing the wider context of their uses in specific wars, Black presents an account of warfare that focuses on the actual tasks the military is ordered to undertake. His global coverage of warfare is unparalleled, and his insistence on the centrality of developing nations to this period of military history brings new knowledge to bear on understudied aspects of recent history. Black brings the book up to date with considerations of the current "war on terror" and the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Timely and accessible, War since 1945 will be essential to anyone who wants to understand the state of warfare in the present day.

Author : Colin McInnes
Publisher : Potomac Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hot War, Cold War written by Colin McInnes and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an examination of the way in which the British Army has fought its wars since 1945, and of the Army's place in defence policy. It covers a variety of conflicts in which the Army has been used from Korea and Kuwait to Northern Ireland.

Author : Ahron Bregman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351873644
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Warfare in the Middle East since 1945 written by Ahron Bregman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the end of the Second World War and throughout the era that came to be known as the Cold War, the Middle East was a battleground for Great Power rivalries and constant wars. These were fought between Israelis and Arabs, Arabs and Iranians, Arabs and Arabs and also between regional players and outside powers; the region was also the scene of several intense civil wars and insurgencies. The essays gathered in this volume focus on some of the most important facets of these Middle Eastern conflicts. Following a general introduction, the essays are then organised under three major sections. The first focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict; the second on the Gulf Wars, and the third section concentrates on insurgencies. Together, these essays, all of which were written by leading experts, will provide the reader with a good introduction to warfare in the modern Middle East and show how conflict has shaped the region.

Author : Sir Robert Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War in Peace written by Sir Robert Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of the wars that have occured since 1945 from Malaya to the Gulf War from the Greek civil war to the Algerian revolution.

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Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War in Peace written by and published by Random House Value Publishing. This book was released on 1985 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Outlet Book Company Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780517546406
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War in Peace written by Outlet Book Company Staff and published by . This book was released on 1985-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Raymond Haberski, Jr.
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813553180
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book God and War written by Raymond Haberski, Jr. and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-23 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans have long considered their country to be good—a nation "under God" with a profound role to play in the world. Yet nothing tests that proposition like war. Raymond Haberski argues that since 1945 the common moral assumptions expressed in an American civil religion have become increasingly defined by the nation's experience with war. God and War traces how three great postwar “trials”—the Cold War, the Vietnam War, and the War on Terror—have revealed the promise and perils of an American civil religion. Throughout the Cold War, Americans combined faith in God and faith in the nation to struggle against not only communism but their own internal demons. The Vietnam War tested whether America remained a nation "under God," inspiring, somewhat ironically, an awakening among a group of religious, intellectual and political leaders to save the nation's soul. With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 behind us and the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down, Americans might now explore whether civil religion can exist apart from the power of war to affirm the value of the nation to its people and the world.