03219oam 22007334a 450 991082247520332120170919033557.01-61234-571-9(CKB)2670000000432362(EBL)1455572(OCoLC)861080397(SSID)ssj0001002443(PQKBManifestationID)11975466(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001002443(PQKBWorkID)11015137(PQKB)11614674(OCoLC)859537512(MdBmJHUP)muse32128(MiAaPQ)EBC1455572(EXLCZ)99267000000043236220130402d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShadow WarsChasing Conflict in an Era of Peace /David AxeFirst edition.Washington, D.C. :Potomac Books,[2013]Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE, 2013©[2013]1 online resource (263 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61234-570-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Tinkerers, dictators & soldiers of fortune -- Disillusioned -- Balkanization -- Backwaters -- Distracted -- Empowered -- Backlash -- The American way of war -- Full circle -- Epilogue -- Addendum. WarfareÆs evolution, especially since 2001, has irrevocably changed the meaning of war. In the twentieth centuryùhumankindÆs bloodiestù231 million people died in armed conflicts. Battlefield deaths since then have been steadily declining, despite the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and by 2012 less than 1 person in a million dies in war every year. This drastic change has led some academics to label our era one of peace, recalling the erroneously named ôHundred YearsÆ Peaceö or ôPax Britannicaö of the nineteenth century, which nonetheless saw many violent conflicts. But war hasnÆt gone extinctStrategic cultureUnited StatesInsurgencyDeveloping countriesCase studiesTerrorismPreventionHistorySpecial forces (Military science)United StatesHistoryDrone aircraftHistoryIrregular warfareUnited StatesHistoryCounterinsurgencyUnited StatesHistoryLow-intensity conflicts (Military science)Case studiesUnited StatesMilitary policyCase studiesDeveloping countriesHistory, MilitaryCase studiesElectronic books. Strategic cultureInsurgencyTerrorismPreventionHistory.Special forces (Military science)History.Drone aircraftHistory.Irregular warfareHistory.CounterinsurgencyHistory.Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)355.02/15Axe David1673980MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910822475203321Shadow Wars4038480UNINA