Carvin, Stephanie

Law, science, liberalism, and the American way of warfare : the quest for humanity in conflict / Stephanie Carvin and Michael John Williams - United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2015 - 224 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue -- Law and science in the Western way of war -- The American way of war -- Vietnam and the "science" of war -- Immaculate destruction: reorganization, revolution and re-enchantment of war -- Revolution denied : the "war" on terror -- Back to the future?.

9781107637139 (pbk.) 9781107067172 (hbk.)

2014021248


Strategic culture--United States.
Military art and science--United States.
War (Philosophy)
War (International law)

U21.2 / .C365 2015

355.033573 CAR-S