3. The character of war has changed whilst the nature of war has not? Discuss.
It is interesting to know that war can be compared in two aspects. One is the character of war and the other is the nature of war. It was known that the character of war has changed whilst the nature of war has not. Why is it so? To understand further lets us first define what is the character of war and the nature of war. The character of war describes the changing way that war as a phenomenon manifests in the real world. War’s conduct is undoubtedly influenced by technology, law, ethics and military organization, and other factors that change across time and place. The nature of war describes its unchanging essence, that is, those things that differentiate war (as a type of phenomenon) from other things. The …show more content…
War is a duel between two sides on a larger scale. For better understanding, I shall use two professional boxers in a ring as a smaller scale for example. During the fight, each punch with physical exertion is to force the other to submit to his will, his first objective is to throw his adversary, and thus to make the opponent incapable of further resistance. On a larger scale duel such as World War II and Vietnam War for examples. World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The primary combatants were the Axis nations (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan and their smaller allies) and the Allied nations, led by Britain (and its Commonwealth nations), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America. The years between the first and second world wars were a time of instability that led to some nations like Germany, Italy, and Japan to develop intense nationalist feelings for a desire to expand. Germany invaded Northern and Eastern Europe, Italy invaded Africa and Greece, and Japan invaded Asia and the South Pacific. World War II occurred due to the contest of wills when one
It is interesting to know that war can be compared in two aspects. One is the character of war and the other is the nature of war. It was known that the character of war has changed whilst the nature of war has not. Why is it so? To understand further lets us first define what is the character of war and the nature of war. The character of war describes the changing way that war as a phenomenon manifests in the real world. War’s conduct is undoubtedly influenced by technology, law, ethics and military organization, and other factors that change across time and place. The nature of war describes its unchanging essence, that is, those things that differentiate war (as a type of phenomenon) from other things. The …show more content…
War is a duel between two sides on a larger scale. For better understanding, I shall use two professional boxers in a ring as a smaller scale for example. During the fight, each punch with physical exertion is to force the other to submit to his will, his first objective is to throw his adversary, and thus to make the opponent incapable of further resistance. On a larger scale duel such as World War II and Vietnam War for examples. World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The primary combatants were the Axis nations (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan and their smaller allies) and the Allied nations, led by Britain (and its Commonwealth nations), the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America. The years between the first and second world wars were a time of instability that led to some nations like Germany, Italy, and Japan to develop intense nationalist feelings for a desire to expand. Germany invaded Northern and Eastern Europe, Italy invaded Africa and Greece, and Japan invaded Asia and the South Pacific. World War II occurred due to the contest of wills when one