Collateral damage : Americans, noncombatant immunity, and atrocity after World War II /

Conway-Lanz, Sahr.

Collateral damage : Americans, noncombatant immunity, and atrocity after World War II / Sahr Conway-Lanz. - New York : Routledge, 2006. - xiii, 280 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-236) and index.

Modern war and mass killing -- The revolt of the admirals and the limits of mass destruction -- The hydrogen bomb and the limits of noncombatant immunity -- A limited war in Korea -- Taming the bomb -- Korean refugees and warnings -- The thermonuclear challenge -- An uneasy reconciliation.

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Combatants and noncombatants (International law)--History.
War victims--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.
War crimes--History.
War victims--Moral and ethical aspects.


United States--Armed Forces--History--20th century.

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