LEADER 02572nam 2200565Ia 450 001 996339090903316 005 20210408173530.0 010 $a1-282-26409-5 010 $a9786612264092 010 $a1-86189-463-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000552971 035 $a(EBL)368647 035 $a(OCoLC)437236581 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000344324 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11243070 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344324 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10306996 035 $a(PQKB)10534189 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC368647 035 $a(PPN)263373835 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000552971 100 $a20040315d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWar since 1945$b[electronic resource] /$fJeremy Black 210 $aLondon $cReaktion$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (218 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary worlds 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86189-216-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWar 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 330 $aMost writing on modern warfare begins with the French Revolutionary Wars and continues through World Wars I and II, giving post-1945 conflicts only a cursory glance through the lens of Cold War politics. Distinguished military historian Jeremy Black corrects that imbalance with War since 1945, a comprehensive look at the many large- and small-scale wars fought around the world in the past sixty years.Black argues strenuously that, in order fully to understand recent warfare, we must discard the Cold War narrative that has until now framed the majority of historical inquiry. By treating conflic 410 0$aContemporary worlds. 606 $aMilitary art and science$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aMilitary art and science$zDeveloping countries$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 615 0$aMilitary art and science$xHistory 676 $a355.0209045 700 $aBlack$b Jeremy$f1955-$0144601 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996339090903316 996 $aWar since 1945$917450 997 $aUNISA