Enemy civilian casualties : politics, culture, and technology / Ofer Fridman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fridman, Ofer, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilian war casualties--Government policy.

Civilian war casualties.

Nonlethal weapons--Government policy.

Nonlethal weapons.

Casualty aversion (Military science)--Government policy.

Casualty aversion (Military science).

War--Technological innovations.

War.

Government policy.

United States--Military policy.

United States.

Military policy.

Russia (Federation)--Military policy.

Russia (Federation).

Israel--Military policy.

Israel.

Politics and war.

War and society.

War--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 223 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"This book traces political, cultural, and technological aspects of the problem of enemy civilian casualties. By looking at the sociopolitical environment in the United States, Russia, and Israel, Ofer Fridman analyses the systematic failure of their military organizations to integrate technologies meant to minimize enemy civilian casualties"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Non-lethal weapons : the revolution in military affairs that did not occur

From the frontier to the "protector of the free world" : the U.S. and enemy civilian casualties

"Besieged fortress" and the politics of "double standards" : Russia and enemy civilian casualties

"Never again shall Masada fall!" : Israel and enemy civilian casualties

Conclusions : Enemy civilian casualties : do we really care?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-215) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fridman, Ofer, 1979- author. Enemy civilian casualties

ISBN:

9781498586917

1498586910

OCLC:

1078201645