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Zusatztext Many people of today in the Western world seem to have forgotten about war, which has followed mankind throughout history. This book is an excellent reminder, recommended especially to the women and men who will lead us into the future. Informationen zum Autor Martin van Creveld was born in the Netherlands but has lived in Israel since 1950. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's best-known experts on military history and strategy, he is perhaps most well-known for his 1991 volume, The Transformation of War, which was the first to predict the demise of conventional war and the rise of terrorism. The author of some thirty other books, which between them have been published in twenty languages, he has acted as a military consultant for several countries, appeared in hundreds of TV and radio shows, and written for, or been interviewed in, hundreds of magazines and papers all over the world. Klappentext A modern, comprehensive, easy to read and understand theory of war for the 21st century - from guerrilla war to nuclear war, war underwater to war in (cyber) space Zusammenfassung A modern, comprehensive, easy to read and understand theory of war for the 21st century - from guerrilla war to nuclear war, war underwater to war in (cyber) space Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. The Crisis of Military Theory 1: Why War? 2: Economics and War 3: The Challenge of War 4: Building the Forces 5: The Conduct of War 6: On Strategy 7: War at Sea 8: Air- Space- and Cyber War 9: Nuclear War 10: War and Law 11: Asymmetric War 12: Perspectives: Change, Continuity and the Future Acknowledgements Index

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• Authors: Martin Van Creveld, Martin Van Creveld, Martin (Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University van Creveld
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.03.2017
• EAN: 9780198788171
• ISBN: 978-0-19-878817-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, Naval forces & warfare, Nuclear weapons, Naval forces and warfare, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science