Saving soldiers or civilians? : casualty aversion versus civilian protection in asymmetric conflicts / Sebastian Kaempf, University of Queensland.

• US warfare and civilian protection -- US warfare and casualty-aversion -- The interactive dynamics of asymmetric conflicts -- Case study I: The US intervention in Somalia -- Case study II: The US War in Afghanistan -- Case study III: The US war in Iraq.

• "While the United States has not lost its appetite for war, the way in which its conflicts are being waged has changed dramatically."--Provided by publisher. 

Ämnesord

Militärhistoria  (sao)

Asymmetrisk krigföring  (sao)

Civilbefolkning  (sao)

Skydd av civilbefolkning  (sao)

Krigsoffer  (sao)

Asymmetric warfare  -- United States -- Case studies. (LCSH)

Civilian war casualties  -- Case studies. (LCSH)

War casualties  -- United States -- History. (LCSH)

Civilians in war  (LCSH)

Military history  (LCSH)

Asymmetric warfare  (LCSH)

War victims  (LCSH)

Förenta staterna  (sao)

Somalia  (sao)

Afghanistan  (sao)

Irak  (sao)

United States  -- History, Military -- Case studies. (LCSH)

Klassifikation

UA23 (LCC)

355.40973 (DDC)

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