Postmodern war: the new politics of conflict
"Engineers of Victory" is a new account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War, the focus being on the problem-solvers: Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the "funny tanks" which flattened the curve on the D-Day beaches; Flight L…
We think of the Renaissance as a shining era of human achievement, yet it was also an age of constant, harrowing warfare. Armies, not philosophers, shaped the face of Europe as modern nation-states emerged from feudal society. Martines captures the dark reality of the period in …
New essays exploring the relationship between warfare and Enlightenment thought both historically and in the present.
Examines the emergence of fully autonomous weapons, the movement to ban them, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. Scharre spotlights the role of artificial intelligence in military technology, spanning decades of innovation from German noise-seeking Wren torp…
A technology expert describes the ever-increasing role of artificial intelligence in weapons development, the ethical dilemmas these weapons pose, and the potential threat to humanity
Analyserer og belyser ved gode illustrationer Nomadernes overlegenhed i kamp-taktik. Hunnerne; Romerne; Tyrkerne; Araberne; Mongolerne; Vikingerne.
Krigen og samfundet i oldtiden og den tidlige middelalder i Asien, Mellemøsten, Europa og Mellemamerika analyseres af en række historikere, der er specialister på deres felt.