Conventional and Unconventional War : A History of Conflict in the Modern World / Thomas R. Mockaitis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mockaitis, Thomas R., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--History.

Military art and science.

Asymmetric warfare--History.

Asymmetric warfare.

War--History.

War.

Military history, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 369 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Westport, CT : Praeger, 2017.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This volume offers a comprehensive history of warfare since 1648, covering conventional and unconventional operations and demonstrating how most modern wars have been hybrid affairs that involved both. The book uses a broad range of conflicts to explore the societal forces that have shaped wars. Written by noted military historian Thomas R. Mockaitis, this book explores conventional and unconventional conflicts and considers the relationships between them. It considers how epic struggles like the American Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the conflicts in the Middle East, among many others, shaped human history. The coverage serves to highlight four themes: the relationship between armed forces and the societies that create them; the impact of technology (not just armaments) on warfare; the role of ideas and attitudes towards violence in determining why and how wars are fought; and the relationship between conventional and unconventional operations. The book also covers the advent and evolution of unconventional warfare, including counterinsurgency, the War on Terror, and current conflicts in the Middle East. It concludes with consideration of the forms armed conflict will take in the future. The book includes valuable excerpts from the writings of military thinkers such as Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources, and supporting maps and diagrams.

Contents:

Introduction Chapter 1 The Military Transformation of Early Modern Europe Chapter 2 An Era of Limited War Chapter 3 The Era of Revolutionary Wars: North America Chapter 4 French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars Chapter 5 Industrialization and the American Civil War Chapter 6 Prussian Military Reforms and the Wars of German Unification Chapter 7 The Long Peace Chapter 8 World War I Chapter 9 The Interwar Period Chapter 10 World War II in Europe Chapter 11 World War II in Asia Chapter 12 The Cold War: A New Era of Limited Conflicted? Chapter 13 Conflict in the Post-Cold War World Conclusion: The New Security Environment and the Future of Warfare Notes Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400631825

9798216066101

9781440828348

1440828342

OCLC:

958963155