Excerpt from The Developnent of Belligerent OccupationIt will thus be seen that the constant tendency in warfare is toward intensification, the fiercest possible treatment of the fighting machinery of the enemy, whether it be _a weapon or a man, and side by side with this the exemption of the unarmed and inoffensive populace. Thus the advance of civilization may be gauged-and perhaps most accurately gauged, if war repre sents the minimum of advancement - by the Widening Of the dif ference in treatment accorded to combatants and non-combat ants, between the execution aimed at the soldier in the ranks and the protection of the farmer in his fields.As to the second and third characteristics, the distinction be tween movable and immovable property, and between public and private property, these will be explained more fully in their proper historical connection, the first only being Of particular importance in connection with early usage.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.