"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 offers an exploration of unique laws and customs placed around warfare throughout history, from Indigenous Australians to the American Civil War.

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

A major contribution to our understanding of present-day historical consciousness through a study of memory laws across Europe.

"This is a revised edition of Law and war : an American story [published in 2000]."--T.p. verso.