C. Dale Walton David JordanCambridge University PressEdition: 2, 5/31/2016EAN 9781107134195, ISBN10: 1107134196Hardcover, 410 pages, 25.2 x 18 x 2.5 cmLanguage: EnglishUnderstanding Modern Warfare has established itself as the leading introduction to the issues, ideas, concepts and context necessary to understand the theory and conduct of warfare in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It is an invaluable text for military professionals and students of military history. Key features include: incisive coverage of the debates surrounding contemporary and future warfare; accessible, yet sophisticated, discussion across the land, sea, and air environments; and coverage of contemporary topics such as drones, cyber warfare, and hybrid warfare. The book makes extensive use of text boxes to explain key concepts and to reference extended examples, and it includes annotated guides to further reading and key questions to promote the reader's further thinking. This second edition has been fully revised and updated to take into account new debates and recent events in Syria, Iraq and Ukraine, and it has also been restructured to further improve its usefulness as a teaching tool.PrefaceIntroductionPart I. Strategy1. The study and theory of strategy2. Strategy defined3. The practice of strategyPart II. Land Warfare4. Concepts of land warfare5. Modern land warfare6. Future land warfarePart III. Naval Warfare7. Concepts of naval warfare8. The evolution of naval warfare9. Naval warfare in the twenty-first centuryPart IV. Air and Space Warfare10. Concepts and characteristics of air and space warfare11. The evolution of air and space power12. Air and space power in the contemporary era1990–2030Part V. Irregular Warfare13. Key concepts and terms of irregular warfare14. The historical practice of irregular warfare15. Current irregular warfarePart VI. Weapons of Mass Destruction16. Weapons of mass destructionradiological, biological, and chemical weapons17. Weapons of mass destructionnuclear weaponsConclusionGlossaryIndex.
