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First strike : preemptive war in modern history / Matthew J. Flynn

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FLYNN Matthew J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Routledge, 2008Description: vii, 261 pISBN:

9780415958455 (pbk) :

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Summary: Preemptive war is said to be morally acceptable as it is in effect a defensive act intended to prevent an otherwise imminent act of aggression by the enemy. This is in contrast to preventive war. In rerality the boundareis are far from clear. This book looks at ten examples of first strike from Napolean's attacks on Austria and Russia in 1805 to China's intervention in North Korea in 1952 and the United States war in Iraq 2003.

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Book	Defence Academy Library On-Shelf	355.422 FLY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	AUS-DON	26149-4001
Book	Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf	355.422 FLY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	AUS-DON	26149-3001
Book	Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah - Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Library On-Shelf	355.422 FLY (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		26149-2001

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Preemptive war is said to be morally acceptable as it is in effect a defensive act intended to prevent an otherwise imminent act of aggression by the enemy. This is in contrast to preventive war. In rerality the boundareis are far from clear. This book looks at ten examples of first strike from Napolean's attacks on Austria and Russia in 1805 to China's intervention in North Korea in 1952 and the United States war in Iraq 2003.

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