Routledge Companion to Military Conflict Since 1945

Klappentext From the depths of the Cold War to the War on Terror! The Routledge Companion to Military Conflict since 1945 is an in-depth and comprehensive reference guide to the confrontations that have shaped the modern age. Covering the personalities! the wars and the ideas that have been central to military conflict in the last sixty years! this book includes discussion of: specific campaigns from Vietnam to Iraq international Organisations! including NATO! the UN and the Arab League leading historical figures! from Idi Amin to George W. Bush genocides! Proxy wars and the Guerrilla campaigns key concepts in international relations! from Defense to Chemical Warfare the causes of conflict from the religion to the fight for diminishing resources. Exploring all of this and more in an easy to use A-Z format with guides to further reading! this is an essential resource for students of international relations! military history and conflict and strategic studies at all levels. Zusammenfassung This A-Z Guide gives comprehensive coverage of all the human conflict that has taken place in the 20th and 21st Century, the social, political and diplomatic outcomes as well as the key facts.

Product details

• Authors: John Richard Thackrah, John R. Thackrah, John Richard Thackrah, R. Thackrah John, Thackrah John Richard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.10.2008
• EAN: 9780415363549
• ISBN: 978-0-415-36354-9
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Routledge Companions; Routledge Companions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, History and Archaeology, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Armed Conflict