Author:
Freedman, Lawrence, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintNew York : Public Affairs, 2017.
Imprint2017
Descriptionxxi, 376 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Decisive battle -- Indecisive battle -- The house of strife -- Victory through cruelty -- Failures of peace -- Total war -- The balance of terror -- Stuck in the nuclear age -- A surprise peace -- A science of war -- Counting the dead -- Democracy and war -- New wars and failed states -- Ancient hatreds and mineral curses -- Intervention -- Counter-insurgency to counter-terrorism -- From counter-terrorism to counter-insurgency -- The role of barbarism -- Cure not prevention -- Hybrid wars -- Cyberwar -- Robots and drones -- Mega-cities and climate change -- Coming wars -- The future of the future of war.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-361) and index.
