A detailed and highly authoritative critical commentary appraising the vitally important United States Department of Defense Law of War Manual.

"This book assesses the unintended consequences of the proliferation of the laws of war for both interstate and civil wars over the past two centuries"--

This book explores not only the formal constraints on the conduct of war throughout Western history but also the unwritten conventions about what is permissible

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The first edition of this book became a standard work in the field, and it has been extensively revised and updated for the second edition. It is prepared with