Description: Until recently the common wisdom was that drone warfare had peaked under the Obama administration, yet little consideration was given to the spread of these disruptive technologies. The De Gruyter Handbook of Drone Warfare brings together the world
Review Quotes:
"Edited by one of the world's leading experts on drone warfare, this is essential reading for all scholars, students, and policymakers concerned with the proliferation of drones."
Anthony King, Professor of Defence and Security Studies and Director of the Strategy and Security Institute, University of Exeter, UK
"An insightful exploration of how drones are reshaping the political, strategic, operational, and tactical dimensions of modern warfare."
Dr Claudio Palestini, Head of NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme and Chair of the NATO Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Working Group
"This is an essential contribution to the fi eld, striking a responsible balance between technical detail on the history and likely future of drone technology, and the human cost and impact when these technologies are used."
Emily Tripp, Director of Airwars
"A first-class and streamlined effort [...] it should be considered the standard handbook-type work in the evolving field of drone warfare studies."
Dr Robert J. Bunker in Small Wars Journal