On War
Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 12,64 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Military art and science
ISBN :
Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 12,64 MB
Release : 1908
Category : Military art and science
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Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : London Heinemann 1920.
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 40,27 MB
Release : 1920
Category : World War, 1914-1918
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Author : Benjamin Ginsberg
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 13,82 MB
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1616149515
Although war is terrible and brutal, history shows that it has been a great driver of human progress. So argues political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg in this incisive, well-researched study of the benefits to civilization derived from armed conflict. Ginsberg makes a convincing case that war selects for and promotes certain features of societies that are generally held to represent progress. These include rationality, technological and economic development, and liberal forms of government. Contrary to common perceptions that war is the height of irrationality, Ginsberg persuasively demonstrates that in fact it is the ultimate test of rationality. He points out that those societies best able to assess threats from enemies rationally and objectively are usually the survivors of warfare. History also clearly reveals the technological benefits that result from war—ranging from the sundial to nuclear power. And in regard to economics, preparation for war often spurs on economic development; by the same token, nations with economic clout in peacetime usually have a huge advantage in times of war. Finally, war and the threat of war have encouraged governments to become more congenial to the needs and wants of their citizens because of the increasing reliance of governments on their citizens’ full cooperation in times of war. However deplorable the realities of war are, the many fascinating examples and astute analysis in this thought-provoking book will make readers reconsider the unmistakable connection between war and progress.
Author : Christopher Finlay
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 29,42 MB
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1509526536
The idea that war is sometimes justified is deeply embedded in public consciousness. But it is only credible so long as we believe that the ethical standards of just war are in fact realizable in practice. In this engaging book, Christopher Finlay elucidates the assumptions underlying just war theory and defends them from a range of objections, arguing that it is a regrettable but necessary reflection of the moral realities of international politics. Using a range of historical and contemporary examples, he demonstrates the necessity of employing the theory on the basis of careful moral appraisal of real-life political landscapes and striking a balance between theoretical ideals and the practical realities of conflict. This book will be a crucial guide to the complexities of just war theory for all students and scholars of the ethics and political theory of war.
Author : Rania Abouzeid
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 39,70 MB
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1338551132
An extraordinary true account of the enormous tragedy of the Syrian civil conflict. Since the revolution-turned-civil war in Syria began in 2011, over 500,000 civilians have been killed and more than 12 million Syrians have been displaced. Rania Abouzeid, one of the foremost journalists on the topic, follows two pairs of sisters from opposite sides of the conflict to give readers a firsthand glimpse of the turmoil and devastation this strife has wrought. Sunni Muslim Ruha and her younger sister Alaa withstand constant attacks by the Syrian government in rebel-held territory. Alawite sisters Hanin and Jawa try to carry on as normal in the police state of regime-held Syria. The girls grow up in a world where nightly bombings are routine and shrapnel counts as toys. They bear witness to arrests, killings, demolished homes, and further atrocities most adults could not imagine. Still, war does not dampen their sense of hope.Through the stories of Ruha and Alaa and Hanin and Jawa, Abouzeid presents a clear-eyed and page-turning account of the complex conditions in Syria leading to the onset of the harrowing conflict. With Abouzeid's careful attention and remarkable reporting, she crafts an incredibly empathetic and nuanced narrative of the Syrian civil war, and the promise of progress these young people still embody.
Author : Nick Turse
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 16,5 MB
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0805086919
Based on classified documents and interviews, argues that American acts of violence against millions of Vietnamese civilians during the Vietnam War were a pervasive and systematic part of the war.
Author : Harvey Brownstone
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 45,1 MB
Release : 2009-03
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1554903467
Explaining complex family law concepts and procedures in a jargon-free style, this resource includes detailed information on how family court works, offers easily understandable case examples, and describes alternatives to litigation that are designed to help prevent families with children from entering the legal system to resolve disputes. Exploring subjects that apply to all parties involved in resolving separation, divorce, and custody conflictsjudges, lawyers, mediators, parenting coaches, psychologists, family counselors, and social workersthis reference demystifies the role of lawyers and judges, debunks the myth that parents can represent themselves in court, and examines each parents responsibility to ensure that post-separation conflicts are resolved with minimal emotional stress to children.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 50,62 MB
Release : 2012
Category :
ISBN : 9789186069445
Author : Charles R. Figley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,53 MB
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0190059451
Social workers have a long, proud history of service in most branches of the United States military. The experiences of social workers and other human service professionals of all military ranks have an important, often profound, and lasting impact that informs not only their practice within the military but throughout their career long after they have left the combat zone. In exploring the experiences of 13 American combat social workers (CSWs)--whose role is, among other things, providing military mental health services to members in their unit--this book shares lessons from military service through the lens of social work practitioners. The text includes strategies learned about social work practice in a war zone that are highly applicable to other highly stressful contexts (e.g., crisis intervention, stress reduction procedures, suicide prevention, brief psychotherapy, and consultation on family issues). Combat Social Work is uniquely positioned to serve as a valuable resource for social workers and other mental health providers interested in the assessment and treatment of trauma with active members of the military and military veterans.
Author : Tom Wiener
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 50,86 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780792262077
Contains thirty-seven narratives, drawn from letters, diaries, private memoirs, and oral histories in which American veterans describe their experiences serving in conflicts from the First World War to the twenty-first-century war in Iraq.