Great powers, small wars asymmetric conflict since 1945
Presents a combination of quantitative research and two in-depth case studies. This book surveys armed conflicts post World War II in which one power is much stronger than the other. It focuses on the experiences of British decolonization after World War II and the United States in the 2003 Iraq war...
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Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University Press
2014
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Great powers, small wars |b asymmetric conflict since 1945 |c Larisa Deriglazova. |
| 260 | |a Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; |a Baltimore |b Johns Hopkins University Press |c 2014 | ||
| 300 | |a xxiv, 384 p. |b ill. |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Preface : asymmetric conflicts : an equation with many unknowns -- Acknowledgments -- Origin and development of the asymmetric conflict concept -- Identifying the asymmetry factor in armed conflicts -- The dissolution of the British Empire and asymmetric conflicts in dependencies -- The US war in Iraq, 2003-2009 -- Conclusion : analyzing asymmetric conflicts using the model. | |
| 520 | |a Presents a combination of quantitative research and two in-depth case studies. This book surveys armed conflicts post World War II in which one power is much stronger than the other. It focuses on the experiences of British decolonization after World War II and the United States in the 2003 Iraq war. | ||
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