NEW WESTERN WAY OF WAR

IN THIS NEW WORK, MARTIN SHAW CHARTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW WARFARE, AFTER VIETNAM, THROUGH THE FALKLANDS, THE GULF, KOSOVO AND AFGHANISTAN, AND ARGUES THAT, IN IRAQ AND THE WAR ON TERROR, THE USA HAS CONSISTENTLY FLOUTED THE KEY RULES THAT ENABLED WESTERN STATES TO FIGHT THESE EARLIER WARS SUCCESSFULLY.