Originally published in 1999, this A-to-Z guidebook of wartimeatrocities has received worldwide acclaim and has been translatedinto eleven languages. Now substantially updated, with sixteen newentries, this concise guide to the broken rules of war remainsunique and essential. More than 140 distinguished experts from themedia, military, law, and human rights groups examine recentconflicts in light of international humanitarian law, including:Afghanistan (Patricia Gossman), the Congo (Gerard Prunier),terrorism (Anthony Dworkin), Guant¿namo (Mark Huband), Darfur(John Prendergast and Colin Thomas-Jensen), occupation (GeorgePacker), independent contractors (Peter Singer), war and insurgency(John Burns), and detention and interrogation (Dana Priest).Christiane Amanpour writes on Bosnian paramilitaries, Jeremy Bowenon Chechnya, and Gwynne Roberts on Saddam Hussein. Through casestudies, definitions of key terms, and explanations of what islegal and what is not -- illuminated by stunning photographs --Crimes of War reveals what every citizen should know about war andthe law.