Warfare in the Twentieth Century: Theory and Practice

The twentieth century has been dominated by war and by preparations for war in a way that is unparalleled in history. This important new textbook highlights key themes of warfare throughout the world and emphasizes the gulf between the theory of war and its practice. The contributors are professional historians and strategists who consider the impact of war upon society, theories of insurgency and counterinsurgency and nuclear strategy, as well as more traditional topics' such as tactics and strategy on land, the role of sea power, the evolution of strategic bombing, colonial and revolutionary warfare. Each chapter discusses recent research on the topic and provides guides to further reading.

Warfare in the twentieth century: Theory and practice

Engineering & Transportation

McInnes, Colin

Sheffield, G.D.

Engineering

Unwin Hyman

In this overview the editors emphasize the gulf that exists between the theory and practice of war in the 20th century. They believe that war and preparation for war have dominated this century on an unprecedented scale, and examine in this text such themes as the impact of war on society, nuclear strategy, theories of insurgency and counter-insurgency, tactics and strategy on land, the role of sea power, the evolution of strategic bombing, and colonial and revolutionary warfare.

History

Routledge

In NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda, Colin McInnes presents a timely and incisive examination of NATO's strategy for the defense of the central front--the concern that has lain at the heart of NATO since its formation forty years ago. This book has been written at a time of rapid and profound change, and will make a major contribution to the debate over the future of NATO strategy.

NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Trident: The Only Option?

Potomac Books Inc.

NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda: The Conventional Defence of Central Europe (Routledge Library Editions: Cold War Security Studies)

NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda (Routledge Library Editions: Cold War Security Studies)

Reference

This book, first published in 1990, is an incisive examination of NATO’s strategy for the defence of the central front – the concern that has lain at the heart of NATO since its formation. Politically, the central front marked the post-war division of Europe into two competing blocs; militarily, it has represented the area of greatest force concentration and greatest threat. As NATO’s strategic agenda changed with the end of the Cold War, the central front remained a critical concern. This book analyses the structure, strategy and doctrines of both East and West, and examines the relationship of NATO strategy to conventional force doctrines.

Global Health and International Relations

The long separation of health and International Relations, as distinct academic fields and policy arenas, has now dramatically changed. Health, concerned with the body, mind and spirit, has traditionally focused on disease and infirmity, whilst International Relations has been dominated by concerns of war, peace and security. Since the 1990s, however, the two fields have increasingly overlapped. How can we explain this shift and what are the implications for the future development of both fields?Colin McInnes and Kelley Lee examine four key intersections between health and International Relations today - foreign policy and health diplomacy, health and the global political economy, global health governance and global health security. The explosion of interest in these subjects has, in large part, been due to "real world" concerns - disease outbreaks, antibiotic resistance, counterfeit drugs and other risks to human health amid the spread of globalisation. Yet the authors contend that it is also important to understand how global health has been socially constructed, shaped in theory and practice by particular interests and normative frameworks.This groundbreaking book encourages readers to step back from problem-solving to ask how global health is being problematized in the first place, why certain agendas and issue areas are prioritised, and what determines the potential solutions put forth to address them? The palpable struggle to better understand the health risks facing a globalized world, and to strengthen collective action to deal with them effectively, begins - they argue - with a more reflexive and critical approach to this rapidly emerging subject.

Medical Books

Lee, Kelley

Administration & Medicine Economics

Polity

The long separation of health and International Relations, as distinct academic fields and policy arenas, has now dramatically changed. Health, concerned with the body, mind and spirit, has traditionally focused on disease and infirmity, whilst International Relations has been dominated by concerns of war, peace and security. Since the 1990s, however, the two fields have increasingly overlapped. How can we explain this shift and what are the implications for the future development of both fields? Colin McInnes and Kelley Lee examine four key intersections between health and International Relations today - foreign policy and health diplomacy, health and the global political economy, global health governance and global health security. The explosion of interest in these subjects has, in large part, been due to "real world" concerns - disease outbreaks, antibiotic resistance, counterfeit drugs and other risks to human health amid the spread of globalisation. Yet the authors contend that it is also important to understand how global health has been socially constructed, shaped in theory and practice by particular interests and normative frameworks. This groundbreaking book encourages readers to step back from problem-solving to ask how global health is being problematized in the first place, why certain agendas and issue areas are prioritised, and what determines the potential solutions put forth to address them? The palpable struggle to better understand the health risks facing a globalized world, and to strengthen collective action to deal with them effectively, begins - they argue - with a more reflexive and critical approach to this rapidly emerging subject.

Spectator-Sport War: The West and Contemporary Conflict (Making Sense of Global Security)

Lynne Rienner Pub

This is an examination of the way in which the British Army has fought its wars since 1945, and of the Army's place in defence policy. It identifies a distinctive style which has characterized both the Army's approach to war and its role in British defence policy. Despite the wide variety of conflicts in which the Army has been used - from the hills of Korea to the desert of Kuwait, and from the jungles of Malaya to the streets of Northern Ireland - it has retained a remarkable consistency of approach. Further, despite the changes in Britain's world position since 1945, the place and role of the Army in defence policy has remained relatively unchanged. Together, these constitute the British Army's "way in warfare".

Hot War Cold War: The British Army's Way in Warfare 1945-95

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Warfare in the twentieth century: Theory and practice

Warfare in the Twentieth Century: Theory and Practice

NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda

Trident: The Only Option?

NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda (Routledge Library Editions: Cold War Security Studies)

NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda: The Conventional Defence of Central Europe (Routledge Library Editions: Cold War Security Studies)

Global Health and International Relations

Global Health and International Relations

Spectator-Sport War: The West and Contemporary Conflict (Making Sense of Global Security)

Hot War Cold War: The British Army's Way in Warfare 1945-95