Another bloody century : future warfare / Colin S. Gray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Colin S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Forecasting.

Military art and science.

World politics--21st century.

World politics.

Physical Description:

431 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Phoenix, 2006.

Summary:

"In Another Bloody Century Colin Gray explains that war is ever changing yet always remains the same, regardless of time, technology, belligerents, or motives for combat, however much its methods may vary over time and between conflicts." "The central argument of Another Bloody Century has six connecting threads: first, that war will always be with us; that because war has an unchanging nature, as well as an evolving character, history is our best guide to the future; that the political context is the principal, though far from sole, driver of war's incidence and character; that war is social and cultural, as well as political and strategic; that strategic surprise is not only possible, but certain; and that efforts to limit and control war by international and political, legal and normative measures are worth pursuing, but may well fall victim to perceived belligerent necessity."--Jacket.

Contents:

pt. 1. Basics

Ch. 1. Back to the future

Ch. 2. Context, context, context

Ch. 3. Technology and war

pt. 2. Warfare in the twenty-first century

Ch. 4. Grand narratives of war, 1800-2100

Ch. 5. Regular warfare

Ch. 6. Irregular warfare and terrorism

Ch. 7. Old rules for new challenges I : weapons of mass destruction

Ch. 8. Old rules for new challenges II : warfare in space and cyberspace

pt. 3. Taming the beast

Ch. 9. The control of wars

Conclusions : a warlike future : the long-running story.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-419) and index.

ISBN:

9780304367344

0304367346

OCLC:

225172004

Publisher Number:

99996309645