Название: The Verdict of Battle: The Law of Victory and the Making of Modern War
Автор: James Q. Whitman
Издательство: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674416872
Год: 2014
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 336
Размер: 1,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

Today, war is considered a last resort for resolving disagreements. But a day of staged slaughter on the battlefield was once seen as a legitimate means of settling political disputes. James Whitman argues that pitched battle was essentially a trial with a lawful verdict.