The Laws of War: Constraints on Warfare in the Western World

Abstract

Constraints on warfare, Michael Howard classical Greek times, Josiah Ober the age of chivalry, Robert C. Stacey early modern Europe, Geoffrey Parker colonial America, Harold E. Selesky the age of Napoleon, Gunther Rosenberg maritime conflict, John B. Hattendorf land warfare - from Hague to Nuremberg, Adam Roberts air power, Tami Davis Biddle nuclear war planning, David Alan Rosenberg the age of national liberation movements, George J. Andreopoulos the laws of war - some concluding reflections, Paul Kennedy and G.J. Andreopoulos.