War since 1945

by Michael Carver

1st edn signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xiii + 322, illus with b&w maps and plates (front endpapers wrinkled at bottom edge; dedicatee's bookplate on front pastedown; no other inscriptions).

Genres: History

322 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1980

About the author

Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC, was a senior British Army officer. Lord Carver served as the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, and then as the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces. He served in the Second World War and organized the administration of British forces deployed in response to the Mau Mau Uprising in Kenya and later in his career provided advice to the British Government on the response to the early stages of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

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[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The way wars are fought has changed since the end of World War II. Guerrilla warfare and terrorism have become more prominent and widespread. The author evaluates these changes.