Timely essays from experienced contributors examine the damage recent conflict has caused to cultural heritage, and how it may best be safeguarded in future.

Archaeology and the Military: an Introduction - Laurie W. RushThe Obligations Contained in International Treaties of Armed Forces to Protect Cultural Heritage in Times of Armed Conflict - Patty GerstenblithRescuing Europe's Cultural Heritage: The Role of the Allied Monuments Officers in World War II - Krysia SpirydowiczThe UK's Training and Awareness Programme - Julian RadcliffeUS Army Civil Affairs: Protecting Cultural Property, Past and Future - Corine WegenerCultural Property Protection in the Event of Armed Conflict: Deploying Military Experts or Can White Men Sing the Blues? - Joris KilaGood Training and Good Practice: Protection of the Cultural Heritage on the UK Defence Training Estate - Martin BrownIn-Theatre Soldier Training through Cultural Heritage Playing Cards: a US Department of Defense Example - James ZeidlerIn-Theatre Soldier Training through Cultural Heritage Playing Cards: a US Department of Defense Example - Laurie W. RushDealing the Heritage Hand: Establishing a United States Department of Defense Cultural Property Protection Program for Global Operations - Laurie W. RushTeaching Cultural Property Protection in the Middle East: the Central Command Historical Cultural Advisory Group and International Efforts - Laurie W. RushCultural Resources Data for Heritage Protection in Contingency Operations - Paul R GreenTime not on my side: Cultural Resource Management in Kirkuk, Iraq - Darrell C PinckneyUS Military Support of Cultural Heritage Awareness and Preservation in Post-Conflict Iraq - Diane C SiebrandtOperation Heritage - Hugo ClarkeCultural Property Protection in the Event of Armed Conflict - Austrian Experiences - Friedrich SchipperRole of the Swiss Armed Forces in the Protection of Cultural Property - Stephan ZellmeyerPreserving Global Heritage from Space in Times of War - Sarah ParcakAppendices: 1954 Hague Convention and its two Protocols