Defense and Diplomacy : The Soldier and the Conduct of Foreign Relations / Alfred Vagts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vagts, Alfred, 1892-1986, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomatic and consular service.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1956]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The first published work of the "Topical Studies in International Relations" (a series planned to show the contributions social sciences can make to the systematic study of international relations) which focuses on military history and the relationship between members of the military and diplomats.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Preface

Table of Contents

Soldiers and Diplomats

Soldiers in Diplomatic Posts

Diplomacy, Military Intelligence, and Espionage

Foreign Offices and General Staffs[i]

Military Conventions and General Staff Conversations

Military Missions and Instructors

Armed Demonstrations

Preventive War

The Promise of Victory

Mobilization and Diplomacy

General Staffs and Foreign Offices in Time of War

Strategy and Diplomacy

Generals and Peace-Making

Organization for Unity

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231880640

0231880642

OCLC:

1100450712