The future of war : a history /
Freedman, Lawrence,
The future of war : a history / Lawrence Freedman. - First edition. - xxi, 376 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-361) and index.
Decisive battle -- Indecisive battle -- The house of strife -- Victory through cruelty -- Failures of peace -- Total war -- The balance of terror -- Stuck in the nuclear age -- A surprise peace -- A science of war -- Counting the dead -- Democracy and war -- New wars and failed states -- Ancient hatreds and mineral curses -- Intervention -- Counter-insurgency to counter-terrorism -- From counter-terrorism to counter-insurgency -- The role of barbarism -- Cure not prevention -- Hybrid wars -- Cyberwar -- Robots and drones -- Mega-cities and climate change -- Coming wars -- The future of the future of war.
1610393058 9781610393058 (hbk.) 9781610393065 (electronic)
2017385463
War--Forecasting.
War--History--20th century.
War--History--21st century.
U21.2 / .F74 2017
355.02
The future of war : a history / Lawrence Freedman. - First edition. - xxi, 376 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-361) and index.
Decisive battle -- Indecisive battle -- The house of strife -- Victory through cruelty -- Failures of peace -- Total war -- The balance of terror -- Stuck in the nuclear age -- A surprise peace -- A science of war -- Counting the dead -- Democracy and war -- New wars and failed states -- Ancient hatreds and mineral curses -- Intervention -- Counter-insurgency to counter-terrorism -- From counter-terrorism to counter-insurgency -- The role of barbarism -- Cure not prevention -- Hybrid wars -- Cyberwar -- Robots and drones -- Mega-cities and climate change -- Coming wars -- The future of the future of war.
1610393058 9781610393058 (hbk.) 9781610393065 (electronic)
2017385463
War--Forecasting.
War--History--20th century.
War--History--21st century.
U21.2 / .F74 2017
355.02