Reconsidering the American Way of War : US Military Practice from the Revolution to Afghanistan.

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Challenging several longstanding notions about the American way of war, this book examines US strategic and operational practice from 1775 to 2014. It surveys all major US wars from the War of Independence to the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as most smaller US conflicts to determine wh...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Echevarria, Antulio J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Strategy.
Strategic culture > United States > History.
Stratégie.
Culture stratégique > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Military policy
Strategic culture
Strategy
United States > History, Military.
United States > Military policy > Case studies.
États-Unis > Histoire militaire.
United States
Case studies
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; I. Preludes; 1. American Ways of War: Turns in Interpretation; 2. American Strategic Culture: An Elusive Fiction; 3. American Military Art: A Misleading Analogy; II. American Military Practice; 4. The Revolutionary War to the Mexican War; 5. The Civil War to the Boxer Rebellion; 6. The Caribbean Wars to the Korean War; 7. The Guatemalan Coup to the War on Terrorism; Conclusions and Observations; Bibliography; Index.

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