Reflections on war : : preparedness and consequences / / editors, Thean Potgieter & Ian Liebenberg.

• TeilnehmendeR: Potgieter, Thean,; Liebenberg, Ian,
• Place / Publishing House: Stellenbosch : : Sun Press,, [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 300 pages) :; illustrations

Table of Contents

Considering theory, strategy and objectives in war / Thean Potgieter -- A brief perspective on military preparedness in history / Deon Visser -- The Second World War and South African society, 1939-1945 / Fankie L. Monama -- Militarised politics, economic consequences and the implosion of state legitimacy under apartheid / Ian Liebenberg and Francois de Wet -- Preparing military personnel, the key to unlocking a nation's defence, military and fighting potential / Abel Esterhuyse -- Preparing for war, the readiness debate and the South African National Defence Force / Francois Vreÿ -- Casualites are a given, prepare for them / Thean Potgieter and Shadrack Ramokgadi -- Geography and the conduct of war / Hennie Janse van Rensburg and Hennie Smit -- Flying blind, intelligence, defence planning and the conduct of war / Benjamin Mokoena -- Logistics, the 'sinews of war' / Thean Potgieter and Ishmael Theletsane -- Borderlands and internal conflict, from theory to the reality of contemporary conflicts / Francois Vreÿ -- Military intervention justified? contemporary challenges of the just cause theory / Pieter Brits and Michelle Nel -- Public opinion, media and readiness to go to war / Makatipe Charles Kgosana -- Conflict and economic consequences, comparative notes on 'going to war' / Francois de Wet and Ian Liebenberg -- War in disguise, the responsibility to protect (R2P) as a new means to armed aggression / Ian Liebenberg.