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082 _a355.4/22
_bFLF 2008
100 _aFlynn, Matthew J.
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245 0 _aFirst strike :
_bpreemptive war in modern history /
_cMatthew J. Flynn.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2008
300 _aviii, 261 p.
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [243]-253) and index.
520 _a "Preemptive warfare is the practice of attempting to avoid an enemy's seemingly imminent attack by taking military action against them first. It is undertaken in self-defense. Preemptive war is often confused with preventive war, which is an attack launched to defeat a potential opponent and is an act of aggression. In First Strike, author Matthew J. Flynn examines case studies of preemptive war throughout history, Read more...
650 _aPreemptive attack (Military science).;Just war doctrine.;Military history, Modern.
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