Waging War on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents

by Brian Dirck and Brian R. Dirck

A thought-provoking and engaging guide to the legal, moral, and political issues that arise when the United States goes to war.

From the American Revolution to the Bush administration's new type of war on terror, Waging War on Trial views warfare from a legal, social, cultural, and political standpoint. Included are homefront debates during major hostilities, "brushfire" incidents, and how the events of September 11th have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387745157
• ISBN13: 9781576079485
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Scholarly, unbiased recountings and insights

Waging War On Trial by Brian R. Dirck (Assistant Professor of American History, Anderson University, Anderson, Illinois) is an informed and informative study of how and when the United States, as a nation, opts to wage war. Examining landmark legal cases; American political and military history; the needs of military discipline; the shattering impact of the September 11th attacks; and a great deal more, Waging War On Trial offers a highly recommended compendium of scholarly, unbiased recountings and insights on crucial political matters as affecting just when and how the United States has gone to war from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism.