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020 _a0773517235 (hbk.):
_c39.95 US
100 1 _aENGLISH Allan D (ed.)
245 0 _aThe changing face of war:
_blearning from history
260 _aMontreal, Canada:
_bMcGill-Queens Univ. Press,
_c1998
300 _a299p.
520 3 _aPart 1 deals with the evolution of military strategy and doctrine, from the Napoleonic Wars to today. Part 2 examines warfare at the end of this century. Examples of the development of revolutionary warfare in Asia from Mao to Giap are used to underscore the cultural and situational influences on doctrines of revolutionary war. Part 3 looks at the future of conflict in the twenty-first century, covering issues such as: the impact of computers on warfare; the effect of media coverage on strategy; space policy; arms control; political systems and their relationship to the probability of war; and the prospects of stealth technology.
650 _aARMS CONTROL
650 _aCAUSES OF WAR
650 _aCOUNTERINSURGENCY
650 _aDOCTRINE
650 _aFUTURE WARFARE
650 _aMILITARY HISTORY
650 _aMILITARY THEORY
650 _aREVOLUTION
650 _aSTRATEGY
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