Occupation and Insurgency:
A Selective Examination of The Hague and Geneva Conventions
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II
| Author: | Colin D. Heaton | ISBN: | 9780875866116 |
| Publisher: | Algora Publishing | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Algora Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Colin D. Heaton |
| ISBN: | 9780875866116 |
| Publisher: | Algora Publishing |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Algora Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Occupation and Insurgency details German policies towards civilians and captured military forces in the Soviet Union from 1941-1945 and examines them in the context of the laws of war. The results of these policies illustrate how an occupying force can establish a sense of legitimacy or spur a stronger resistance among the local citizens. While focused upon World War II, the book is very relevant to todays war on terror and the handling of current counterinsurgency scenarios.
Evaluating certain actions by the Germans in the USSR from the standpoint of The Geneva and The Hague Conventions, the book also studies many actions that, while morally egregious, did not qualify as war crimes under the law. Some of the events analyzed prompted the 1949 revision of The Geneva Convention.
Occupation and Insurgency details German policies towards civilians and captured military forces in the Soviet Union from 1941-1945 and examines them in the context of the laws of war. The results of these policies illustrate how an occupying force can establish a sense of legitimacy or spur a stronger resistance among the local citizens. While focused upon World War II, the book is very relevant to todays war on terror and the handling of current counterinsurgency scenarios.
Evaluating certain actions by the Germans in the USSR from the standpoint of The Geneva and The Hague Conventions, the book also studies many actions that, while morally egregious, did not qualify as war crimes under the law. Some of the events analyzed prompted the 1949 revision of The Geneva Convention.
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