Recent conflicts have required the armed forces to engage in what has been termed 'war amongst the people'. Scholars and practitioners come together to explore armed forces' engagement and the political, strategic, tactical and legal implication this engagement has had, both for the military actor and for the people themselves. -- Barnes & Noble.

Rethinking war /Beatrice Heuser -- The utility - or futility - of force? What is wrong with the ‘war amongst the people’ thesis? / Jyri Raitasalo -- Managing war amongst peoples / Alex Waterman --|t The easy button : foreign military training as an exit plan / Whitney Grespin --|t Conceptualising the regular-irregular engagement : the strategic value of proxies and auxiliaries in wars amongst the people / Vladimir Rauta --|t Enhancing operational effectiveness : pre-deployment training for tactical-level female military peacekeepers / Georgina Holmes --|t Redefining the ‘combatant’: just war theory and ‘direct participation in hostilities’ / Andree-Anne Melancon --|t Revolving doors and human rights : detention in internationalised non-international armed conflict / Grant Davies --|t UK domestic support for wars : polls and public opinion / Ian Wilson --|t ‘War amongst the people’ : responses in British land tactical doctrine / John Bailey.