John Barlow Knihy

Over the last two decades, warfare has migrated into cities. From Mosul to Mumbai, Aleppo to Marawi, the major military battles of our time have taken place in densely populated urban areas. Why has this happened? What are the defining characteristics and the military and political implications of urban warfare today? Leading sociologist Anthony King answers these critical questions through close analysis of recent urban battles and their historical antecedents. Exploring the changing typography and evolving tactics of the urban battlescape, he shows that whilst some methods used in urban battle are not new, operations in cities have become highly distinctive. Today, urban warfare has coalesced into gruelling micro-sieges, which extend from street level - and below - to the airspace high above the city - as combatants fight for individual buildings, streets, and districts. At the same time, digitalized social media and information networks have communicated these battles to global audiences across the urban archipelago, with these spectators often becoming active participants in the fight. A timely reminder of the costs and the horror of war and violence in cities, this book offers an invaluable interdisciplinary introduction to urban warfare in the new millennium for students of international security, urban studies, and military science.

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The Vikings Were A Seafaring People From The Late Eighth To Early 11th Century Who Established A Name For Themselves As Traders, Explorers And Warriors. They Discovered The Americas Long Before Columbus And Could Be Found As Far East As The Distant Reaches Of Russia. While These People Are Often Attributed As Savages Raiding The More Civilized Nations For Treasure And Women, The Motives And Culture Of The Viking People Are Much More Diverse. In This Book, Find Out: Where The Vikings Come From, Their Invasions And Travels, How They Led Their Daily Lives, How And Why They Fought Other Peoples, Their Culture, Their Religious Beliefs The Norse Mythology, And Plenty More! They Could Be Educated In Religion And Weaponry, Own And Inherit Property, Keep Their Finances Separate From Their Husbands' Assets, Be A Force In The Military And In Politics, Seek Judgment For Crimes Against Them, And Be Punished Equally To Men For Equal Crimes. There Was Some Equality For Them, Maybe Even More Than Women Over A Thousand Years Later. If You Want To Try To Understand How A Celtic Thought This Book Is For You!

Als der Tuchfabrikant Isaac Brookes im Sommer 1869 auf einer Zugfahrt den buckligen Rodrigo Vermilion trifft – und beinahe umbringt – ahnt er noch nicht, dass diese Begegnung sein Leben und die gastronomische Landschaft der Welt einschneidend verändern wird. Und als Isaac, zu Hause angekommen, seinen Sohn George waagerecht durch die Luft wirbeln sieht – die liebende Mutter bedient sich der Zentrifugalkraft, um angeblich hochgiftige Rhabarberblätter wieder aus dem Körper des Buben zu befördern – ahnt er auch noch nicht, welch zentrale Rolle Rhabarber in seiner Zukunft spielen wird. Doch der gerissene Vermilion überredet den gutgläubigen Isaac zu einer atemberaubenden Geschäftsidee. Während im Leeds der beginnenden Industrialisierung gesoffen wird, was die Zapfhähne hergeben, braut sich im Haus der Brookes‘ ganz in der Nähe ein weltbewegendes Ereignis zusammen: Rhabarilla, der »populärste Softdrink der Welt«, wird aus der Taufe gehoben und schickt sich an, die Welt zu erobern.