Военная история / A History of the Laws of War, Vols. 1-3

Название: A History of the Laws of War, Vols. 1-3
Автор: Alexander Gillespie
Издательство: Hart Publishing
Год: 2011
Страниц: 782
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 21 MB

This unique work of reference traces the origins of the modern laws of warfare from the earliest times to the present day. Relying on written records from as far back as 2400 BCE, and using sources ranging from the Bible to Security Council Resolutions, the author pieces together the history of a subject which is almost as old as civilisation itself. The author shows that as long as humanity has been waging wars it has also been trying to find ways of legitimising different forms of combatants and regulating the treatment of captives.