Targeting Civilians in War

Informationen zum Autor Alexander B. Downes Klappentext Accidental harm to civilians in warfare often becomes an occasion for public outrage, from citizens of both the victimized and the victimizing nation. In this vitally important book on a topic of acute concern for anyone interested in military... Zusammenfassung Accidental harm to civilians in warfare often becomes an occasion for public outrage, from citizens of both the victimized and the victimizing nation. In this vitally important book on a topic of acute concern for anyone interested in military... Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Defining and Explaining Civilian Victimization2. Statistical Tests: Civilian Victimization, Mass Killing, and Civilian Casualties in Interstate Wars3. The Starvation Blockades of World War I: Britain and Germany4. Strategic Bombing in World War II: The Firebombing of Japan and the Blitz5. Guerrilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and Civilian Victimization: The Second Anglo-Boer War6. Territorial Annexation and Civilian Victimization: The Founding of the State of Israel, 1947-497. Negative Cases: Why Civilian Victimization Doesn't HappenConclusion Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Alexander B Downes, Alexander B. Downes
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2008
• EAN: 9780801446344
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-4634-4
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 254 mm x 159 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af; Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration