Understanding Modern Warfare

3rd Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-009-72449-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 523 Seiten, Gewicht: 500 g

Understanding Modern Warfare has established itself as a leading text in professional military education and undergraduate teaching. This third edition has been revised throughout to reflect dramatic changes during the past decade. Introducing three brand new chapters, this updated volume provides in-depth analysis of the most pertinent issues of the 2020s and beyond, including cyber warfare, information activities, hybrid and grey zone warfare, multi-domain operations and recent conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and Syria. It also includes a range of features to maximise its value as a learning tool: a structure designed to guide students through key strategic principles; key questions and annotated reading guides for deeper understanding; text boxes highlighting critical thinkers and operational concepts; and a glossary explaining key terms. Providing debate driven analysis that encourages students to develop a balanced perspective, Understanding Modern Warfare remains essential reading both for officers and for students of international relations more broadly.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jordan, David

Kiras, James D

Lonsdale, David J

Speller, Ian

Tuck, Christopher

Walton, C Dale

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Ian Speller; Part I. Strategy David J. Lonsdale: 1. The study and theory of strategy; 2. Strategy defined; 3. The practice of strategy; Part II. Land Warfare Christopher Tuck: 4. Concepts of land warfare; 5. Modern land warfare; 6. Future land warfare; Part III. Naval Warfare Ian Speller: 7. Concepts of naval warfare; 8. The evolution of naval warfare; 9. Naval warfare in the twenty-first century; Part IV. Air and Space Warfare David Jordan: 10. Concepts and characteristics of air and space warfare; 11. The Evolution of air and space power; 12. Air and space power in the contemporary era: 2000–2040; Part V. Irregular Warfare James D. Kiras: 13. Key concepts and terms of irregular warfare; 14. The historical practice of irregular warfare; 15. Current irregular warfare; Part VI. Weapons of Mass Destruction C. Dale Walton: 16. Weapons of mass destruction: radiological, biological and chemical weapons; 17. Weapons of mass destruction: nuclear weapons; Part VII. Current and Future Challenges Ian Speller: 18. Joint warfare; 19. Cyber warfare; 20. Hybrid warfare, Grey zone conflict, and strategic competition; Part VIII. Conclusion David J. Lonsdale: 21. Continuity and change in modern warfare.