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War proved a seminal influence on the shape of the 20th century.
This collection provides various essays addressing the phenomenon
of war as viewed through the eyes of the fin de siecle. Leading
scholars of war, international relations, and international law
offer general or specific insights into war's consequences during
the last one hundred years. Combined, the essays demonstrate the
centrality of 20th century war to the development of the modern
state system, international jurisprudence, and contemporary
society. Donald Watt provides an overview of the use of the term
war in its legal and practical sense. John Lynn addresses the
transformation of military professional forces through the century.
Donna Arzt explores the slow convergence of humanitarian law with
human rights laws as witnessed in the latter half of the century.
The contours of the national security state that emerged in many
forms through the late century are detailed in contributions by
Lawrence Aronsen, Geoffrey Smith, and Gary Hess. Finally, efforts
to avert war through arms control, disarmament, arms reduction, and
peace-keeping are examined in essays by Norman Hillmer and Erik
Goldstein.
Grand strategy, strategy, and tactics--the three layers of policy
and action inherent to all military efforts--are the focus of this
historical analysis of the dynamics of the Vietnam War. The
American theory of counterrevolutionary warfare is examined in
light of American military practice, especially that of the Marine
Corps, during the period of America's greatest involvement,
1965-1972, and at the site of the most intense combat, the five
northern provinces known as I Corps. Drawing from two schools of
thought that diverge over the appropriate strategy America should
have pursued in South Vietnam, this inquiry indicates that both the
number of troops and their tactical employment proved inadequate
for redressing the threat within the parameters America set for
itself. Specifically, this work demonstrates that the
counterrevolutionary warfare strategy postulated for Vietnam was
largely ignored in some quarters, and sowed the seeds of defeat in
others.
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