Security, Strategy and the Quest for Bloodless War (Hardcover, New ed.)

In recent decades, government and military officials alike have pushed increasingly in the direction of ""bloodless wars,"" where confrontations are undertaken - and ultimately won - with minimum loss of human life. Robert Mandel provides the first comprehensive analysis of this trend. After exploring the moral, legal, military, and political bases of the desire to minimize wartime casualties, Mandel examines the actual strategies and tools involved; here, the focus is on nonlethal weapons, precision-guided munitions, and information warfare. He then addresses the sobering practical constraints on aspirations to minimize casualties. His concluding review of policy options draws lessons from premodern patterns of warfare and calls for a more realistic understanding of the strategies available in today's security environment.

General

Imprint:	Lynne Rienner Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2004
Authors:	Robert Mandel
Dimensions:	235 x 159mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	195
Edition:	New ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-58826-269-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	1-58826-269-3
Barcode:	9781588262691

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