The verdict of battle
Subtitle: the law of victory and the making of modern war
By: James Q. Whitman
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780674067141
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Combat; Military history; Military ethics; Battles; War (International law); Military art and science; War; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why battles matter; title: Accepting the wager of battle; title: Laying just claim to the profits of war; title: The monarchical monopolization of military violence; title: Were there really rules?; title: The death of pitched battle.