Nothing Less than Victory : Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History /

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The goal of war is to defeat the enemy's will to fight. But how this can be accomplished is a thorny issue. Nothing Less than Victory provocatively shows that aggressive, strategic military offenses can win wars and establish lasting peace, while defensive maneuvers have often led to prolonged...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, John, 1955-2012 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
War > Termination.
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Peace.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Paix > Histoire.
Guerre > Aspect moral > Histoire.
Guerre > Fin > Histoire.
Peace > History.
War > Moral and ethical aspects > History.
War > Termination > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The goal of war is to defeat the enemy's will to fight. But how this can be accomplished is a thorny issue. Nothing Less than Victory provocatively shows that aggressive, strategic military offenses can win wars and establish lasting peace, while defensive maneuvers have often led to prolonged carnage, indecision, and stalemate. Taking an ambitious and sweeping look at six major wars, from antiquity to World War II, John David Lewis shows how victorious military commanders have achieved long-term peace by identifying the core of the enemy's ideological, political, and social support for a war.
Physical Description:1 online resource (368 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781400834303

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