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War Over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age
Andrew J. Bacevich (Ed.)
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Description for War Over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age
Hardback. More than any other episode since the end of the Cold War, the conflict in Kosovo revealed the distinctive attributes of a American "way of war." This volume includes an overview of the war. It explores the conflict's relationship to US strategy, the Revolution in Military Affairs, and American civil-military relations, among other topics. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J.; Cohen, Eliot A. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
More than any other episode since the end of the Cold War, the conflict in Kosovo revealed the distinctive attributes of a new American "way of war." In so doing, Kosovo also brought into sharp focus the military, political, and moral dilemmas confronting a liberal democracy intent on wielding preeminent power on a global scale. What are the moral implications posed by waging high-tech warfare for humanitarian purposes? Does the precedent set by intervention of this type point toward peace and stability or toward more war? How well suited are the United States military and American society as a whole ... Read more
More than any other episode since the end of the Cold War, the conflict in Kosovo revealed the distinctive attributes of a new American "way of war." In so doing, Kosovo also brought into sharp focus the military, political, and moral dilemmas confronting a liberal democracy intent on wielding preeminent power on a global scale. What are the moral implications posed by waging high-tech warfare for humanitarian purposes? Does the precedent set by intervention of this type point toward peace and stability or toward more war? How well suited are the United States military and American society as a whole ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231124829
SKU
V9780231124829
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About Andrew J. Bacevich (Ed.)
Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of international relations at Boston University where he also serves as director of the university's Center for International Relations. He is the author of The Pentomic Era: The U.S. Army Between Korea and Vietnam.Eliot Cohen is professor of strategic studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, where he ... Read more
Reviews for War Over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age
Bacevich and Cohen see important problems with [the military model in Kosovo]. Foreign Affairs The beauty of the book is its insightful analysis of the grand security strategy implications for the United States and the world...It is imperative that all military professionals internalize the book's conclusions. The analyses are prescient, complementary, and well supported. Study of the profession of arms ... Read more