Britain's Experience of Empire in the Twentieth Century. by Thompson, Andrew

“…Oxford history of the British Empire companion series.…”
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Great Powers, Small Wars : Asymmetric Conflict since 1945 / by Deriglazova, L. V.

Table of Contents: “…Preface : asymmetric conflicts : an equation with many unknowns -- Origin and development of the asymmetric conflict concept -- Identifying the asymmetry factor in armed conflicts -- The dissolution of the British Empire and asymmetric conflicts in dependencies -- The US war in Iraq, 2003-2009 -- Conclusion : analyzing asymmetric conflicts using the model.…”
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The first world oil war / by Winegard, Timothy C. 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Contents; Illustrations, Maps, and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Author's Note: On Words; Introduction; 1 Oil and the Great Game; 2 Petroleum and Pipeline Politics; 3 The Last Crusade in the Middle East; 4 The Black Blood of Victory; 5 The Deployment of Dunsterforce; 6 Basra to Baghdad to Baku; 7 The Battle for Baku; 8 Peace and Petroleum; 9 Oil and the New Great Game; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: Petroleum Situation in the British Empire; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Accommodating rising powers past, present, and future /

Table of Contents: “…: Power, Illusion, and the British Empire / Ali Zeren and John A. Hall -- The U.S. …”
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Imagination and the contemporary novel / by Su, John J.

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The civilianization of war : the changing civil-military divide, 1914-2014 /

Table of Contents: “…-- Turn everyone into a civilian : Rene Cassin and the Unesco Project, 1919-1945 / Andrew Barros -- Human rights is the continuation of war by other means: the United States and the creation of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, 1945-48 / Olivier Barsalou -- The United Nations, decolonization, and violence against civilians in the French and British Empires / Martin Thomas -- The "protection of civilians": peacekeeping's new raison d'etre? …”
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