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What is war, and how should it be waged? Are there restraints on its conduct? What can philosophers contribute to the study of warfare? Arguing that the practice of war requires a sound philosophical understanding, Ian Clark writes a fascinating synthesis of the philosophy, history, political theory, and contemporary strategy of warfare. Examining the traditional doctrines of the "just" and the "limited" war with fresh insight, Clark also addresses the applicability of these ideas to the modern issues of war crimes, choice of targets, guerrilla warfare, and nuclear strategy and deterrence.
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'Though primarily an expositor of past and present thought in this book, the author has his own lines of thought, and they are interesting. ... he has written a good book.' RUSI Journal 'wide-ranging philosophical introduction to warfare ... an admirably clear and comprehensive guide to "the multiplicity of complex issues" that attend warfare.' Survival 'His book raises many interesting questions ... Dr Clark makes some telling points ... a repository of philosophical arguments about the practice of war.' The London Review of Books 'Ian Clark has the happy attribute, rare in many academics, of being able to write simply without over simplifying the issues. Altogether this book forms a sensible introduction to a difficult area' James Wilson, Army Quarterly and Defence Journal 'He assembles a wealth of material from a variety of sources to show how various war has been in the past. Not the least of his brief monograph's merits is the wider context in which it places discussion of modern limited war, and the interdependence which it shows between the conduct of war and the various concepts that have been applied to war.' Barrie Paskins, King's College, London. International Affairs 'very useful additions to the literature on nuclear deterrence' Brian Wicker, New Blackfriars 'orthodox and scholarly' Jim Marino, St Edmund Hall, Oxford International Review 1990
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