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Book SynopsisNach den Terroranschlägen vom 11. September 2001 wurden die Parameter der amerikanischen Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik grundlegend revidiert. Als neues Paradigma firmiert seither die Bush-Doktrin, die den präventiven Einsatz von Gewalt vorsieht. Kritiker sehen in ihr die Aushöhlung des Gewaltverbots der UN-Charta; der Generalsekretär der Vereinten Nationen verurteilt den präventiven Einsatz von Gewalt durch die USA als illegal und völkerrechtswidrig. Im Mittelpunkt des Buches steht die durch den Irak-Krieg des Jahres 2003 aufgeworfene Frage nach der Vereinbarkeit von Bush-Doktrin und Völkerrecht. Dabei werden zunächst das Recht zur Selbstverteidigung geklärt und Möglichkeiten zum Umgang mit dem Phänomen des internationalen Terrorismus ausgelotet. Diesem völkerrechtlichen Aspekt wird die Bush-Doktrin gegenübergestellt. Ausgehend vom Kampf gegen den Terrorismus wird die Nationale Sicherheitsstrategie analysiert. Von besonderer Relevanz sind dabei die neokonservativen außenpolitischen Konzeptionen, die der Bush-Doktrin zugrunde liegen, und die Erstfassung des Defense Planning Guidance 1992. Die militärischen Interventionen in Afghanistan und im Irak werden anschließend als konkrete Fallstudien analysiert und völkerrechtlich bewertet.

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Book SynopsisMail armour (commonly mislabelled 'chainmail') was used for more than two millennia on the battlefield. After its invention in the Iron Age, mail rapidly spread all over Europe and beyond. The Roman army, keen on new military technology, soon adopted mail armour and used it successfully for centuries. Its history did not stop there and mail played a vital role in warfare during the Middle Ages up to the Early Modern Period. Given its long history, one would think mail is a well-documented material, but that is not the case. For the first time, this books lays a solid foundation for the understanding of mail armour and its context through time. It applies a long-term multi-dimensional approach to extract a wealth of as yet untapped information from archaeological, iconographic and written sources. This is complemented with technical insights on the mail maker’s chaîne opératoire.Trade Review"Mail has been something of a Cinderella in the field of early martial equipment. Now, in this meticulous study, Wijnhoven has demonstrated and explored the extensive potential of the archaeological, iconographic and textual evidence. It makes a fundamental contribution to the study of ancient martial material culture, and has broader implications for the development and structuring of early European ironworking traditions." - Prof. Simon James, University of Leicester "Mail armour has been largely neglected by specialist literature, despite the important role that it played in Antiquity. This book fills in that research gap in an impressive manner. Not only does Wijnhoven pose the hardest questions about mail armour, but he also provides very satisfactory answers." - Prof. Thomas Fischer, Universität zu Köln "This excellent monograph provides a thorough and multifaceted exploration of mail in Europe from its development in the Late Iron Age into the Early Middle Ages, roughly 300 BCE to 1000 CE.[...]The production values are superb, replete with numerous high-resolution photographs and illustrations in colour, offering a close-up look at mail scattered across international collections and not always on active display. This definitive book will prove a cornerstone for pre-modern armour studies for decades to come."- Michael J. Taylor, The Classical Review (2022) "This volume is probably destined to be the ‘go-to’ standard work for European ring-mail armour. It is intelligently assembled and supported by much gathered evidence.[...]This is a superb piece of research, presented in an easily understood format, containing much useful information. I recommend it unhesitatingly to anyone who has an interest in ancient ring mail armour."- Dr. Michael Thomas, Ancient Warfare Magazine, Vol. XV, Iss. 4 “Martijn Wijnhoven’s book is a thoughtful and comprehensive investigation, long required, into early European mail armour. […] The book is well illustrated, supporting the overview of the technical details. This study traces a success story of an Iron Age technology that remained an important piece of defensive armour until the nineteenth century AD, with only minor modifications. If you want to know anything, or rather everything, about early mail armour, you need look no further!”- Marion Uckelmann, “New Book Chronicle,” Antiquity, 2023, Vol. 97 Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 1.1 Previous research 1.2 Research question and aims 1.3 Chaîne opératoire 1.4 A multi-dimensional approach to material studies 1.5 Scope 1.6 Mail or chain-mail? 2 The Origins of Mail Armour 2.1 Suggested precursors 2.2 Contested origins 2.3 Earliest evidence 2.4 Tracing the earliest contexts 2.5 Further dispersal 2.6 When, where and by whom 3 Distribution and Archaeological Contexts 3.1 Battlefields and accidental loss 3.2 Iron Age mail 3.3 The Roman Republic 3.4 The Roman Principate 3.5 Hybrid feathered armour 3.6 Hybrid armour beyond the roman empire 3.7 Late Antiquity 3.8 The Barbaricum and beyond 3.9 Mail for men, women and children 3.10 Social access to mail outside the Roman Empire 3.11 Centuries of archaeological evidence 4 The Iconography of Early Mail Armour 4.1 the iconographic evidence 4.2 the 3rd century bc to the end of the roman republic 4.3 early empire until the end of the 1st century ad 4.4 the 2nd century ad 4.5 the 3rd to 5th century ad 4.6 development of mail armour design in iconography 5 The Naming of Mail Armour 5.1 Classical literature on armour 5.2 Lorica hamata 5.3 Other designations 5.4 Simply lorica 6 Decoration in Mail Garments 6.1 Gold on silver 6.2 Copper alloy elements 6.3 Decorative origin 6.4 Development and distribution 6.5 Decorative trimmings 6.6 Inserted patterns 6.7 Contrasting rivets 6.8 Decoration of hybrid armour 6.9 Decoration of ‘miniature mail’ 6.10 Decorative hems 6.11 Colourful Roman army 7 Padded Garments 7.1 the advantages and disadvantages of flexible armour 7.2 himation, thoracomachus, subarmalis and cimmerian tunic 7.3 textile and leather remains 7.4 medieval analogy, gladiators and pteruges 7.5 concealed by metal armour 8 The Craft of Making Mail Rings 8.1 The mail maker’s process 8.2 The manufacture of metal wire 8.3 The manufacture of solid rings 8.4 Unravelling the use of butted rings 8.5 Loose rings 8.6 The mail making workshop 9 Weaving Patterns 9.1 Four-in-one pattern 9.2 Six-in-one pattern from tiefenau 9.3 Pinched loop-in-loop pattern from Bertoldsheim 9.4 Four-in-one pattern in hybrid armour 9.5 Favourable characteristics 10 The Construction of Mail Garments 10.1 Current knowledge based on late mail from Europe 10.2 Presence of constructional techniques in early mail 10.3 Construction of early mail by working in the flat 10.4 Construction of textile clothing and mail 10.5 Construction of the coat with shoulder guards 10.6 Mail with shoulder guards and textile clothing 10.7 The development of mail armour through the ages 10.8 Construction in cultural context 11 Ring Characteristics 11.1 The relevance of the seemingly irrelevant 11.2 Ring size 11.3 Direction of the overlap and ring types 11.4 Cross-section of riveted rings 11.5 Rivet characteristics 11.6 Shape of the overlap in riveted rings 11.7 Cross-section of solid rings 11.8 Ring characteristics typology 12 Final Considerations 12.1 Insights 12.2 Prospects 12.3 Methodological potential Bibliography Database Appendix 1. Catalogue of mail armour Appendix 2. Catalogue of hybrid armour Appendix 3. Catalogue of isolated finds of fasteners and fixtures Appendix 4. Finds excluded from the database

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Book SynopsisThis book provides unique perspectives on the state of the art in multispectral/hyperspectral techniques for early-warning monitoring against chemical, biological and radiological (CB&R) contamination of both surface (e.g. land) and air (e.g. atmospheric) environments through the presentation of a comprehensive survey of the novel spectroscopic methodologies and technologies that are emerging to address the CB&R defense and security challenges of the future. The technical content in this book lends itself to the non-traditional requirements for point and stand-off detection that have evolved out of the US joint services programs over many years. In particular, the scientific and technological work presented seeks to enable hyperspectral-based sensing and monitoring that is in real time and in-line; low in cost and labor requirements; and easy to support, maintain and use in military and security-relevant scenarios.Table of ContentsThe Hypertemporal-Hyperspectral Analysis Test Station - HYHATS (T Old); Wavelength-Selective Bolometer Design (S Han); Multisensory Detection System for Damage Control and Situational Awareness (C Minor); Inexpensive Chemical Defense Network for a Fixed Site (J Seeley); Precision Measurement of Atmospheric Trace Constituents Using a Compact Fabry-Perot Radiometer (W Heaps); Background Characterization with a Scanned Fourier Transform Spectrometer (A Lazarevich); Signal Processing Algorithms for Staring Single-Pixel Hyperspectral Sensors (D Manolakis); Estimating the Limit of Bio-Aerosol Detection with Passive Infrared Spectroscopy (A Ifarraguerri).

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