War since 1945 [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black

• Autore: Black Jeremy <1955->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.0209045
• Soggetto topico: Military art and science - History - 20th century; Military art and science - Developing countries - History - 20th century
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: War since 1945
• ISBN: 1-282-26409-5; 9786612264092; 1-86189-463-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996339090903316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Contemporary worlds.