This is the first comprehensive history of the campaign that determined control of Germany following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia. Michael Leggiere reveals how, in the spring of 1813, Prussia, the weakest of the Great Powers, led the struggle against Napoleon as a wa…
"The wars since 9/11, both in Iraq and Afghanistan, have generated frustration and an increasing sense of failure in the West. Much of the blame has been attributed to poor strategy. In both the United States and the United Kingdom, public enquiries and defence think tanks have …
Den britiske sociolog Paul Hirst giver her en skarp historisk-teoretisk analyse af det moderne statssystem, fremtidens krige og mulige konfliktområder. Hirst hævder, at nationalstaten vil forblive en central institution som befolkningens garant for distributionen af ressourcer s…
"New military technologies will alter how wars are fought and will influence the balance of power. Hirst puts such changes into perspective by comparing them to the revolutionary changes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe."--Jacket.
Future developments in war, armed conflict and international relations are central to our collective fate in this century. This book considers the forces that will drive changes in international relations and military organisation.
"New military technologies will alter how wars are fought and will influence the balance of power. Hirst puts such changes into perspective by comparing them to the revolutionary changes in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe."--Jacket.
