Beatrice Heuser holds the Chair in International Relations at Glasgow University. Her degrees are from the Universities of London (BA, MA) and Oxford (DPhil), and the Philipps-University of Marburg (Habilitation). From 1991-2003 she taught at the Department of War Studies, King's College London, ultimately as Chair of International and Strategic Studies. She has also taught at Sciences Po' and the Universities Paris I, IV (Sorbonne), and VIII (St Denis), and at two German universities. From 1997-1998, she worked in the International Staff at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Between 2003-2007 she was Director for Research at the Military History Research Office of the Bundeswehr in Potsdam.

a highly impressive work - rigorous and deeply scholarly, yet bold and challenging in its argument. It is also, especially given the complexity of its topic, highly readable...an excellent book, and highly recommended.

• 1: Introduction 2: War in Europe: A Short Typological Survey 3: Ethical, Political And Legal Concepts Of War 4: Root Causes and Drivers of War 5: Just War Traditions 6: Professed Reasons for Going to War and War Aims 7: Who Fights? 8: Who is the Enemy? 9: Traditional and Legal Constraints on Warfare 10: The Rules and Practice of Warfare 11: Conclusions

Beatrice Heuser holds the Chair in International Relations at Glasgow University. Her degrees are from the Universities of London (BA, MA) and Oxford (DPhil), and the Philipps-University of Marburg (Habilitation). From 1991-2003 she taught at the Department of War Studies, King's College London, ultimately as Chair of International and Strategic Studies. She has also taught at Sciences Po' and the Universities Paris I, IV (Sorbonne), and VIII (St Denis), and at two German universities. From 1997-1998, she worked in the International Staff at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Between 2003-2007 she was Director for Research at the Military History Research Office of the Bundeswehr in Potsdam.

a highly impressive work - rigorous and deeply scholarly, yet bold and challenging in its argument. It is also, especially given the complexity of its topic, highly readable...an excellent book, and highly recommended.

• 1: Introduction 2: War in Europe: A Short Typological Survey 3: Ethical, Political And Legal Concepts Of War 4: Root Causes and Drivers of War 5: Just War Traditions 6: Professed Reasons for Going to War and War Aims 7: Who Fights? 8: Who is the Enemy? 9: Traditional and Legal Constraints on Warfare 10: The Rules and Practice of Warfare 11: Conclusions

Beatrice Heuser holds the Chair in International Relations at Glasgow University. Her degrees are from the Universities of London (BA, MA) and Oxford (DPhil), and the Philipps-University of Marburg (Habilitation). From 1991-2003 she taught at the Department of War Studies, King's College London, ultimately as Chair of International and Strategic Studies. She has also taught at Sciences Po' and the Universities Paris I, IV (Sorbonne), and VIII (St Denis), and at two German universities. From 1997-1998, she worked in the International Staff at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Between 2003-2007 she was Director for Research at the Military History Research Office of the Bundeswehr in Potsdam.

a highly impressive work - rigorous and deeply scholarly, yet bold and challenging in its argument. It is also, especially given the complexity of its topic, highly readable...an excellent book, and highly recommended.

• 1: Introduction 2: War in Europe: A Short Typological Survey 3: Ethical, Political And Legal Concepts Of War 4: Root Causes and Drivers of War 5: Just War Traditions 6: Professed Reasons for Going to War and War Aims 7: Who Fights? 8: Who is the Enemy? 9: Traditional and Legal Constraints on Warfare 10: The Rules and Practice of Warfare 11: Conclusions