02655nam 2200613Ia 450 991014410670332120200520144314.097866122640929781282264090128226409597818618946321861894635(CKB)1000000000552971(EBL)368647(OCoLC)437236581(SSID)ssj0000344324(PQKBManifestationID)11243070(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344324(PQKBWorkID)10306996(PQKB)10534189(MiAaPQ)EBC368647(PPN)263373835(Perlego)2854514(EXLCZ)99100000000055297120040315d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWar since 1945 /Jeremy BlackLondon Reaktion20041 online resource (218 p.)Contemporary worldsDescription based upon print version of record.9781861892164 1861892160 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexMost 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 conflicContemporary worlds.Military art and scienceHistory20th centuryMilitary art and scienceDeveloping countriesHistory20th centuryMilitary art and scienceHistoryMilitary art and scienceHistory355.0209045Black Jeremy144601MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910144106703321War since 194517450UNINA