Understanding modern warfare

Cover
Half title
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of illustrations
List of boxes and tables
Preface to the second edition
Introduction to the second edition
Part I Strategy
	1 The study and theory of strategy
		Introduction
		The study of strategy
		Strategic theory
		Conclusion
	2 Strategy defined
		Introduction
		Strategy defined
		The levels of strategy
		Why is strategy difficult?
		Conclusion
	3 The practice of strategy
		Introduction
		The use of force
		Strategy in the contemporary environment
		Conclusion
Part II Land warfare
	4 Concepts of land warfare
		Introduction
		The land environment
		The attributes of land forces
		Key developments in land warfare
		The principles of land warfare
		Conclusion
	5 Modern land warfare
		Introduction
		The First World War and the emergence of modern tactics
		The Second World War and after: the operational art
		Conclusion
	6 Future land warfare
		Introduction
		The Revolution in Military Affairs
		New wars
		Hybrid warfare
		Conclusion
Part III Naval warfare
	7 Concepts of naval warfare
		The maritime operating environment
		Attributes of naval forces
		Maritime strategy
		Alternative approaches
		Conclusion
	8 The evolution of naval warfare
		From fighting sail to steam, steel and shellfire
		Into a new century
		The test of war, 1914-18
		From arms control to World War, 1918-45
		Navies in the nuclear age
		Conclusion
	9 Naval warfare in the twenty-first century
		Naval warfare: changing roles?
		Modern navies and post-modern navies
		Naval warfare: changing forms?
		Plus ça change plus c’est la même chose
		Contemporary naval policy
		Conclusion
Part IV Air and space warfare
	10 Concepts and characteristics of air and space warfare
		Introduction
		The air environment
		Concepts
		Information dominance
		Joint operations
		Command and control
	11 The evolution of air and space power
		The evolution of control of the air
		Contemporary aspects of control of the air
		Strategic air power
		Theory, practice and controversy
		Coercive air power
		A loss of joint effort?
		Joint air power in the nuclear age
		Space power
		The development of space power
		Conclusions
	12 Air and space power in the contemporary era: 1990-2030
		An air power revolution?
		Theory into practice
		Air power after 9/11
		The expansion of space power
		Air and space power - ongoing challenges and concluding thoughts
		Conclusions
Part V Irregular warfare
	13 Key concepts and terms of irregular warfare
		Introduction
		Definitions
	14 The historical practice of irregular warfare
		Understanding modern irregular warfare through the lens of the past
	15 Current irregular warfare
		Insurgent strategies after Mao
		Developments in counterinsurgency
		Why is modern irregular warfare so difficult?
		SOF and the golden age of counterterrorism?
		Conclusion
Part VI Weapons of mass destruction
	16 Weapons of mass destruction: radiological, biological and chemical weapons
		Introduction: defining weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)
		Radiological, biological and chemical weapons: a brief primer
		Why states acquire and retain chemical and biological weapons today
		Conclusion: CBWs in the present and future
	17 Weapons of mass destruction: nuclear weapons
		Introduction: the ‘nuclear club’
		Nuclear weapons
		The nightmare of nuclear terrorism
		Nuclear deterrence
		The First and Second Nuclear Ages: past and future possibilities for conflict
		Conclusion: nuclear weapons in the present and future
Part VII Conclusion
	18 The future of warfare
		The future of war
		Warfare and technology
		The operational level of war and operational art
		Joint warfare
		What is victory?
		Conclusion
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