Bugsplat : the politics of collateral damage in western armed conflicts /
Cronin, Bruce, 1957-
Bugsplat : the politics of collateral damage in western armed conflicts / Bruce Cronin. - v, 180 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-173) and index.
Introduction -- Collateral damage and western war-fighting strategy -- The Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- NATO's air war against Serbia, 1999 -- Israeli-Hezbollah War, 2006 -- The US war against al Qaeda, 2002-2017 -- Assessing collateral damage.
"Why do states who are committed to the principle of civilian immunity and the protection of non-combatants end up killing and injuring large numbers of civilians during their military operations? Bugsplat explains this paradox through an in-depth examination of five conflicts fought by Western powers since 1989"--
9780190849108 (bb : alk. paper) 9780190849115 (bc : alk. paper)
2017033703
Civilian war casualties.
War--Protection of civilians.
War (Philosophy)
U21.2 / .C74 2018
363.34/98
Bugsplat : the politics of collateral damage in western armed conflicts / Bruce Cronin. - v, 180 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-173) and index.
Introduction -- Collateral damage and western war-fighting strategy -- The Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- NATO's air war against Serbia, 1999 -- Israeli-Hezbollah War, 2006 -- The US war against al Qaeda, 2002-2017 -- Assessing collateral damage.
"Why do states who are committed to the principle of civilian immunity and the protection of non-combatants end up killing and injuring large numbers of civilians during their military operations? Bugsplat explains this paradox through an in-depth examination of five conflicts fought by Western powers since 1989"--
9780190849108 (bb : alk. paper) 9780190849115 (bc : alk. paper)
2017033703
Civilian war casualties.
War--Protection of civilians.
War (Philosophy)
U21.2 / .C74 2018
363.34/98