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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144106703321

Autore

Black Jeremy

Titolo

War since 1945 / / Jeremy Black

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion, 2004

ISBN

9786612264092

9781282264090

1282264095

9781861894632

1861894635

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Contemporary worlds

Disciplina

355.0209045

Soggetti

Military art and science - History - 20th century

Military art and science - Developing countries - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

War Since 1945 Cover; Imprint Page; Contents; 1: Introduction; 2: Aftermath Conflicts; 3: Wars of Decolonization; 4: Cold War Conflicts; 5: Cold War Confrontations; 6: Wars between Non-Western Powers, 1945-90; 7: Searching for a New World Order since 1990; 8: Conclusions; References; Selected Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most writing on modern warfare begins with the French Revolutionary Wars and continues through World Wars I and II, giving post-1945 conflicts only a cursory glance through the lens of Cold War politics. Distinguished military historian Jeremy Black corrects that imbalance with War since 1945, a comprehensive look at the many large- and small-scale wars fought around the world in the past sixty years.Black argues strenuously that, in order fully to understand recent warfare, we must discard the Cold War narrative that has until now framed the majority of historical inquiry. By treating conflic