Civilians in the Path of War (Studies in War, Society, and the Militar)
Contributors: Mark Grimsley (Editor); Clifford J. Rogers (Editor)
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: April 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780803221826
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Land forces & warfare; Social groups & communities; Social History; Military art and science; Military Science (Specific Aspects); Military-Political Relationships; War; Technology; History - Military / War; Science/Mathematics; Protection of civilians; Military history; Military - General; History / Military / General; Military Science; History
Description: A collection of case studies that examine twenty-five hundred years of human conflicts and their impacts on civilian societies. Each study examines not only what military forces did to noncombatants in the area of their operations, but why they did it and how they justified their actions. The primary focus, however, remains firmly on the practical realities of war and not on theories or the prescriptions of the "laws of war."