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Warfare is the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the key influences that has shaped the politics, economics, and society of modern times. But what do we mean by modern war? What causes modern wars to begin? Why do people fight in them, why do they end, and what have they achieved? In this accessible and compelling __Very Short Introduction__, Richard English explores the assumptions we make about modern warfare and considers them against the backdrop of their historical reality. Drawing on the wide literature available, including direct accounts of the experience of war, English provides an authoritative account of modern war: its origins, evolution, dynamics, and current trends.**About the Series:**Oxford's __Very Short Introductions__ series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every __Very Short Introduction__ giv

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Author

English, Richard

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780191778223

Category

history

Subjects

Military, Fiction, History

Rating

2.92 / 5 (24 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14