Modern War
            
                Very Short Introductions
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780199607891
Description: In this accessible and authoritative book, Richard English considers what modern warfare is and what it achieves. Addressing our assumptions about war in the modern period, and drawing upon direct accounts of warfare, he considers its impact on society, culture, economics, as well its future.