More on War by van Creveld, Martin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover page Halftitle page Title page Copyright page Dedication page Epigraph Acknowledgements Contents Introduction: The Crisis of Military Theory

1. Studying War 2. Practice, History, and Theory 3. The Plan of this Volume

I. Why War?

1. Emotions and Drives 2. From Individuals to Communities 3. Purposes, Causes, and Why They Matter

II. Economics and War

1. Sinews and Objectives 2. War and Economic Development 3. War and Economic Decline

III. The Challenge of War

1. What War Is Not 2. War at the Top 3. War at the Bottom

IV. Building the Forces

1. Organization 2. Leadership 3. Fighting Power

V. The Conduct of War

1. Technology and War 2. Staff Work and Logistics 3. Intelligence in War

VI. On Strategy

1. Strategy’s Toolbox 2. Strategy in Action 3. The Ordinary and the Extraordinary

VII. War at Sea

1. Maritime Facts of Life 2. Some Principles of Maritime Strategy 3. Leviathans, Bears, and Birds

VIII. Air War, Space War, and Cyberwar

1. Air War 2. Space War 3. Cyberwar

IX. Nuclear War

1. The Absolute Weapon 2. Welcome, Dr. Strangelove 3. Deter and Compel

X. War and Law

1. The Principle of the Thing (a) 2. Ius ad Bellum 3. Ius in Bello

XI. Asymmetric War

1. The Principle of the Thing (b) 2. War of Civilizations 3. Weak against Strong, Strong against Weak

Perspectives: Change, Continuity, and the Future

1. Change 2. Continuity 3. Does War Have a Future?

Notes

Introduction Chapter I Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V Chapter VI Chapter VII Chapter VIII Chapter IX Chapter X Chapter XI Perspectives

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