Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Julian Lindley-French and Yves Boyer -- Pt. 1. The Fundamental Causes of War -- Ch. 1. Defining War /
Sir Lawrence Freedman -- Ch. 2. Strategy and War / Hew Strachan -- Ch. 3. How History Shapes War / George-Henri Soutou -- Ch. 4. The Collision of Modern and Post-Modern War / Christopher Coker -- Ch. 5. Alliances and War / Yves Boyer -- Ch. 6. Brazil, India, and China: Emerging Powers and Warfare / Alfredo Valladao -- Pt. 2. The Moral and Legal Aspects of War -- Ch. 7. Morality and War / Paul Schulte -- Ch. 8. The Evolving Legal Aspects of War / Serge Sur -- Pt. 3. Theories on the Practice of War -- Ch. 9. The History of Grand Strategy and the Conduct of Micro-Wars / Colonel Benoit Durieux -- Ch. 10. The Strategic Object of War / Ambassador Alyson Bailes -- Ch. 11. Nuclear Deterrence and War / Olivier Debouzy -- Ch. 12. Unconventional Forms of War / Christian Malis -- Ch. 13. Terrorism and War / Ambassador Robert E. Hunter -- Pt. 4. The Strategic Conduct of War -- Ch. 14. Strategic Leadership and War / Julian Lindley-French -- Ch. 15. Intelligence and War / Sir Paul Lever -- Ch. 16. The Pol/Mil Interface and War: The French at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century / General Jean-Louis Georgelin -- Ch. 17. Managing War / William Hopkinson -- Pt. 5. Non-Western Ways of War -- Ch. 18. The Russian Way of War: In Crisis? -- Isabelle Facon -- Ch. 19. The Twenty-First Century War: Chinese Perspectives / General Peng Guang Qian -- Ch. 20. The Japanese Way of War / Vice-Admiral Fumio Ota -- Pt. 6. Thre Military Conduct of War -- Ch. 21. Military Coalitions in War / Lt. Gen Andrew Graham -- Ch. 22. Military Leadership in a Changing World / General Peter van Uhm and Ben Schoenmaker -- Ch. 23. The Art of Command in the Twenty-First Century: Reflections on Three Commands / General Sir David Richards -- Ch. 24. Hybrid Conflict and the Changing Nature of Actors / Rob de Wijk -- Ch. 25. Conducting Joint Operations / Lt. General Sir Richard Shirreff -- Ch. 26. Counterinsurgency and War / Colonel Gian P. Gentile -- Ch. 27. The Role of Logistics in War / Matthew Uttley and Christopher Kinsey -- Ch. 28. Land Warfare / General Antoine Lecerf -- Ch. 29. Maritime Warfare and the Importance of Sea Control / Admiral The Right Honourable Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC DUniv -- Ch. 30. Air Warfare / Air Commodore Frans Osinga -- Ch. 31. Teaching War / Colonel Ton de Munnik -- Pt. 7. Technology, Economy, Industry and War -- Ch. 32. The Limits of Technology in War / Colonel Michel Goya -- Ch. 33. Space: A New Theatre of War? / Xavier Pasco -- Ch. 34. Affording War: The British Case / Chris Donnelly, Commander Simon Atkinson, and Julian Lindley-French -- Ch. 35. Industry and War / Heinz Schulte -- Ch. 36. Procurement and War / Nick Witney -- Ch. 37. The Defense Industry in the Contemporary Global Security Environment / Ambassador Robert G. Bell -- Pt. 8. Civil-Military Co-operation and War -- Ch. 38. The Changing Relationship Between Society and Armed Forces / Paul Cornish -- Ch. 39. Clear, Hold, and Build: Operationalising the Comprehensive Approach / Julian Lindley-French, Paul Cornish, and Andrew Rathmell -- Ch. 40. Building a Multilateral Civilian Surge / Hans Binnendijk and Jacqueline Carpenter -- Ch. 41. Demography and Warfare / Radha Kumar -- Ch. 42. Communicating War: The Gamekeeper's Perspective / Jamie Shea -- Ch. 43. Communicating War: The Poacher / Caroline Wyatt. Ch. 44. Does War have a Future? / Michael Clarke -- Conclusion: The Fatal Fatalism of War? / Julian Lindley-French and Yves Boyer.

The Oxford Handbook of War is the definitive analysis of war in the twenty-first century. With over forty senior authors from academia, government and the armed forces world-wide the Handbook explores the history, theory, ethics and practice of war. The Handbook first considers the fundamental causes of war, before reflecting on the moral and legal aspects of war. Theories on the practice of war lead into an analysis of the strategic conduct of war and non Western ways of war. The heart of the Handbook is a compelling analysis of the military conduct of war which is juxtaposed with consideration of technology, economy, industry, and war. In conclusion the volume looks to the future of this apparently perennial feature of human interaction.