Contemporary military theory : the dynamics of war / Jan Angstrom and J.J. Widen.

The book aims to provide the reader with a state-of-the-art introduction to classic and modern military theory. The text accounts for the most important theories within the field by developing and analyzing these theories, as well as problematizing both their normative and explanatory aims. While fo...

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Main Authors: Angstrom, Jan (Author), Widen, J. J. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxfordshire, England ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
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