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Thoughts on war /

"With well over 2,000 years of military history to draw from, it would seem that the current age of military power and strategy is the most advanced it has ever been. Yet, as with any field, confidence often leads to complacency. It is easy for any organization, including the military, to codif...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meilinger, Phillip S., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Part I. Theories of War -- Busting the Icon: Restoring Balance to the Influence of Clausewitz -- Is War an Instrument of Policy? -- The Mutable Nature of War -- Starting with a Blank Sheet: Principles of War for a New Century -- Part II. War Through the Ages -- Second Fronts: Success, Failure, and Implications -- Decisive Victories and What They Mean -- Time in War -- Jointness and the Norwegian Campaign, 1940 -- Part III. American Military Experiences -- American Military Culture and Its Influence on Strategy -- Soldiers and Politics: Exposing a Myth -- Unity of Command in the Pacific during World War II -- Analysis, Intelligence, and Targeting in Strategic Air Operations -- Determining the Effects of the Allied Air Offensive -- Summation: The Emergence of a Paradigm. 
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