Accidental harm to civilians in warfare often becomes an occasion for public outrage, from citizens of both the victimized and the victimizing nation. In this vitally important book on a topic of acute concern for anyone interested in military...

Introduction1. Defining and Explaining Civilian Victimization2. Statistical Tests: Civilian Victimization, Mass Killing, and Civilian Casualties in Interstate Wars3. The Starvation Blockades of World War I: Britain and Germany4. Strategic Bombing in World War II: The Firebombing of Japan and the Blitz5. Guerrilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and Civilian Victimization: The Second Anglo-Boer War6. Territorial Annexation and Civilian Victimization: The Founding of the State of Israel, 1947-497. Negative Cases: Why Civilian Victimization Doesn't HappenConclusionNotes
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