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Modern Warfare, Vols. I and II

AuthorR.K. Pruthi
PublisherSumit Enterprises
Publisher2009
Publisherxvi
Publisher664 p,
Publisher2 vols
ISBN8184201581

Contents: Vol. I: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. The time value of military force in modern warfare. 3. Time in the theory of war. 4. The Arab-Israeli War of 1967. 5. The Falklands War. 6. The Gulf War. 7. The mechanism. 8. Implications. 9. Aerial warfare. 10. Asymmetric warfare. 11. Battlespace. 12. Biological warfare. 13. Network-centric warfare. 14. Chemical warfare. 15. Electronic warfare. 16. Fourth Generation Warfare. 17. Land warfare. 18. Guerrilla Warfare. 19. Information warfare. 20. Modern naval tactics. 21. Nuclear warfare. 22. Psychological warfare. 23. Space warfare. 24. Total war. 25. Modern warfare. 26. \'Modern\' Warfare--the Battle for public opinion. 27. Insurgency: modern warfare evolves into a fourth-generation.

Vol. II: Preface. 28. Strategic culture. 29. Major modern war. 30. Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. 31. Welcoming remarks. 32. Nuclear non-proliferation and the NPT Review Conference: The Russian Perspective. 33. South Africa and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: Bridging the North-South divide on nuclear weapons. Bibliography. Index.

"Modern warfare is associated with technologically advanced weaponry and tactics. It involves the widespread use of highly advanced technology. No doubt Third World Countries engage in modern warfare and use low-tech weaponry and Guerilla Tactics.

To-day modern warfare constitutes aerial warfare, Asymmelric warfare, Battlespace, biological warfare, network-centric warfare, chemical warfare, electronic warfare, fourth generation warfare, Guerrilla warfare. Information Warfare, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Warfare, Psychological Warfare Propaganda, space warfare and total war." (jacket)

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