Targeting Civilians in War:

Whether such "restraint" can be guaranteed in future conflicts against more powerful adversaries is, however, uncertain. During times of war, democratic societies suffer tension between norms of humane conduct and pressures to win at the lowest possible costs. The painful lesson of Targeti...

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Main Author: Downes, Alexander B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press [2008]
Series:Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
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Summary:Whether such "restraint" can be guaranteed in future conflicts against more powerful adversaries is, however, uncertain. During times of war, democratic societies suffer tension between norms of humane conduct and pressures to win at the lowest possible costs. The painful lesson of Targeting Civilians in War is that when these two concerns clash, the latter usually prevails
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed May. 17, 2017)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780801458538
DOI:10.7591/9780801458538

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