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Shadow Wars Chasing Conflict in an Era of Peace / David Axe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Axe, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Strategic culture--United States.
- Strategic culture.
- Insurgency--Developing countries--Case studies.
- Insurgency.
- Terrorism--Prevention--History.
- Terrorism.
- Special forces (Military science)--United States--History.
- Special forces (Military science).
- Drone aircraft--History.
- Drone aircraft.
- Irregular warfare--United States--History.
- Irregular warfare.
- Counterinsurgency--United States--History.
- Counterinsurgency.
- Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)--Case studies.
- Low-intensity conflicts (Military science).
- United States--Military policy--Case studies.
- United States.
- Developing countries--History, Military--Case studies.
- Developing countries.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- WarfareÆs evolution, especially since 2001, has irrevocably changed the meaning of war. In the twentieth centuryùhumankindÆs bloodiestù231 million people died in armed conflicts. Battlefield deaths since then have been steadily declining, despite the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and by 2012 less than 1 person in a million dies in war every year. This drastic change has led some academics to label our era one of peace, recalling the erroneously named ôHundred YearsÆ Peaceö or ôPax Britannicaö of the nineteenth century, which nonetheless saw many violent conflicts. But war hasnÆt gone extinct
- Contents:
- Tinkerers, dictators & soldiers of fortune
- Disillusioned
- Balkanization
- Backwaters
- Distracted
- Empowered
- Backlash
- The American way of war
- Full circle
- Epilogue
- Addendum.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61234-571-9
- OCLC:
- 861080397
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