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Wars of the Age of Louis XIV, 1650-1715
An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization
Inbunden, 2008
1098 kr
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Dominated by the ambitions of France's King Louis XIV, Europe in the years 1650-1715 witnessed a series of wars from which emerged many of the theories, practices, and technologies that characterize modern warfare. During this period, European armies evolved modern ideas of army organization and …
Mercy
Humanity in Warfare
Inbunden, 2022
411 kr
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War presents the most degraded moral environment humanity creates. It is an arena where individuality is subsumed in collective violence and humanity is obscured as a faceless, merciless enemy pitted against its reflection in an elemental struggle for survival.A barbaric logic has guided the …
Mercy
Humanity in War
E-bok, 2022
245 kr
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War presents the most degraded moral environment humanity creates. It is an arena where individuality is subsumed in collective violence and humanity is obscured as a faceless, merciless enemy pitted against its reflection in an elemental struggle for survival. A barbaric logic has guided the …
Mercy
Humanity in War
E-bok, 2022
245 kr
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War presents the most degraded moral environment humanity creates. It is an arena where individuality is subsumed in collective violence and humanity is obscured as a faceless, merciless enemy pitted against its reflection in an elemental struggle for survival. A barbaric logic has guided the …
The Allure of Battle
A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
Häftad, 2019
225 kr
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History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive." Marathon, Cannae, Tours, Agincourt, Austerlitz, Sedan, Stalingrad--all resonate in the literature of war and in our …
The Allure of Battle
A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
Inbunden, 2017
485 kr
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Cathal Nolan's The Allure of Battle shows that while wars have shaped the history of the modern world, their outcomes are decided by many other factors. The book argues that major battles are not decisive to the outcome of wars; rather, wars depend on longer-term attrition in which the side that …
Notable U.S. Ambassadors Since 1775
A Biographical Dictionary
E-bok, 1997
1044 kr
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This book spans more than 200 years of U.S. diplomatic history. Its geographical scope widens along with the expanding interests of America itself, from initial exclusive concern with the empires of Europe, to the emerging nations of Latin America, to the commercial opportunities and geopolitical …
Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650
An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization [2 Volumes]
E-bok, 2006
2364 kr
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The Age of Wars of Religion saw navies, armies, armed merchant companies, and mercenaries battle one another and local potentates in many lands and along numerous shores. Wars of religion were fought in and between all the major religions and civilizations, from Europe to China, in Africa, and in …
Shepherd of Democracy?
America and Germany in the Twentieth Century
Av Carl C. Hodge, Cathal J. Nolan
Inbunden, 1992
1066 kr
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Established scholars on both sides of the Atlantic offer a broad perspective of the central themes in German-American relations in the twentieth century and show how the most current developments have evolved. This interpretive survey helps fill a major gap in the literature covering the long-term …
Principled Diplomacy
Security and Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy
Inbunden, 1993
1066 kr
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This new analysis of governing ideas in U.S. foreign policy shows how they arise, are sustained and challenged both domestically and internationally, and become part of the world order. Nolan assesses the problems of reconciling concerns for individual rights and liberal principles with national …
Notable U.S. Ambassadors Since 1775
A Biographical Dictionary
Inbunden, 1997
982 kr
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This book spans more than 200 years of U.S. diplomatic history. Its geographical scope widens along with the expanding interests of America itself, from initial exclusive concern with the empires of Europe, to the emerging nations of Latin America, to the commercial opportunities and geopolitical …
Wars of the Age of Louis XIV, 1650-1715
An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization
E-bok, 2008
1204 kr
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Dominated by the ambitions of France's King Louis XIV, Europe in the years 1650-1715 witnessed a series of wars from which emerged many of the theories, practices, and technologies that characterize modern warfare. During this period, European armies evolved modern ideas of army organization and …
Concise Encyclopedia of World War II
[2 Volumes]
E-bok, 2010
2263 kr
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A comprehensive and integrated military, political, and strategic history of World War II, ranging from the daily life of conscripts and civilians to operational and strategic decision making at the highest levels. Filled with up-to-date scholarship yet supremely manageable and accessible, The …
Ethics and Statecraft
The Moral Dimension of International Affairs
Av Cathal Nolan, Cathal J. Nolan
Inbunden, 2015
713 kr
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This collection of essays cuts to the quick of the most pressing moral issues facing decision-makers today, from the actions of ordinary soldiers in a combat zone to presidents deciding when and where to use force.Ethics lie at the heart of human and therefore also international affairs, compelling …
Ethics and Statecraft
The Moral Dimension of International Affairs
E-bok, 2015
561 kr
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This collection of essays cuts to the quick of the most pressing moral issues facing decision-makers today, from the actions of ordinary soldiers in a combat zone to presidents deciding when and where to use force. Ethics lie at the heart of human and therefore also international affairs, …
Ethics and Statecraft
The Moral Dimension of International Affairs
Av Cathal Nolan, Cathal J. Nolan
Häftad, 2015
515 kr
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This collection of essays cuts to the quick of the most pressing moral issues facing decision-makers today, from the actions of ordinary soldiers in a combat zone to presidents deciding when and where to use force.Ethics lie at the heart of human and therefore also international affairs, compelling …
Principled Diplomacy
Security and Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy
E-bok, 1993
1095 kr
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This new analysis of governing ideas in U.S. foreign policy shows how they arise, are sustained and challenged both domestically and internationally, and become part of the world order. Nolan assesses the problems of reconciling concerns for individual rights and liberal principles with national …
U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy
From 1789 to the Present
Av Carl C. Hodge, Cathal J. Nolan
Inbunden, 2006
1170 kr
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This work is a unique single source for information on the foreign policy—wars, treaties, initiatives, and doctrines—of all 43 presidents of the United States.From George Washington’s isolationism to the Monroe Doctrine of hemispheric right to domination to Teddy Roosevelt’s imperialism through …
U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy
From 1789 to the Present
Av Carl C. Hodge, Cathal J. Nolan
E-bok, 2006
1284 kr
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This work is a unique single source for information on the foreign policy—wars, treaties, initiatives, and doctrines—of all 43 presidents of the United States. From George Washington''s isolationism to the Monroe Doctrine of hemispheric right to domination to Teddy Roosevelt''s imperialism through …
Ethics and Statecraft
The Moral Dimension of International Affairs
E-bok, 2015
561 kr
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This collection of essays cuts to the quick of the most pressing moral issues facing decision-makers today, from the actions of ordinary soldiers in a combat zone to presidents deciding when and where to use force. Ethics lie at the heart of human and therefore also international affairs, …
