Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. Introduction. Definitions and Connexions 1
5. Chapter I. The Later Enlightenment Consensus 31
6. Chapter II. First Steps in Modern War: Revolutionary, National and Popular 75
7. Chapter III. The Legislative Foundations, 1815–1914: Conscience, Codes and Compromise 128
8. Chapter IV. The Trials of Total War 216
9. Chapter V. The Law of War in a World of Co-existences 286
10. Chronological Guide 331
11. Notes 333
12. Bibliography 376
13. Index 389