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Military Logistics and Strategic Performance
Häftad, 2015
785 kr
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This work argues that logistics in warfare is crucial to achieving strategic success. The author identifies logistical capabilities as an arbiter of opportunity, which plays a critical role in determining which side will hold the strategic iniative in war. Armies which have secured reliable …
German 1918 Offensives
A Case Study in The Operational Level of War
Inbunden, 2006
3156 kr
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This is the first study of the Ludendorff Offensives of 1918 based extensively on key German records presumed to be lost forever after Potsdam was bombed in 1944. In 1997, David T. Zabecki discovered translated copies of these files in a collection of old instructional material at the U.S. Army …
German Disarmament After World War I
The Diplomacy of International Arms Inspection 1920-1931
Inbunden, 2006
2586 kr
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German Disarmament After World War I examines the Allied disarmament of Germany and the challenges that such an enormous task presented to international efforts in enforcing the Treaty of Versailles.In the twenty-first century, disarmament remains a critical issue for the International community. …
Alexander the Great: Lessons in Strategy
Inbunden, 2007
2586 kr
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This book offers a strategic analysis of one of the most outstanding military careers in history, identifying the most pertinent strategic lessons from the campaigns of Alexander the Great. David Lonsdale argues that since the core principles of strategy are eternal, the study and analysis of …
Fog of Peace and War Planning
Military and Strategic Planning under Uncertainty
Av Talbot C. Imlay, Monica Duffy Toft
Inbunden, 2006
3156 kr
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How do we plan under conditions of uncertainty? The perspective of military planners is a key organizing framework: do they see themselves as preparing to administer a peace, or preparing to fight a future war? Most interwar volumes examine only the 1920s and the 1930s. This new volume goes back, …
Fog of Peace and War Planning
Military and Strategic Planning under Uncertainty
Av Talbot C. Imlay, Monica Duffy Toft
Häftad, 2006
937 kr
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How do we plan under conditions of uncertainty? The perspective of military planners is a key organizing framework: do they see themselves as preparing to administer a peace, or preparing to fight a future war? Most interwar volumes examine only the 1920s and the 1930s. This new volume goes back, …
Science, Strategy and War
The Strategic Theory of John Boyd
Inbunden, 2006
2744 kr
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John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called ‘OODA’ loop model he developed. This model refers to a decision-making process and to the idea that military victory goes to the side that can complete the cycle from observation to action the fastest. This book aims to redress this state of …
Clausewitz and America
Strategic Thought and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq
Inbunden, 2007
2586 kr
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This book demonstrates how Clausewitzian thought influenced American strategic thinking between the Vietnam War and the current conflict in Iraq. Carl von Clausewitz's thought played a part in the process of military reform and the transition in US policy that took place after the Vietnam War. By …
Strategy and History
Essays on Theory and Practice
Inbunden, 2006
2826 kr
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Strategy and History comprises a selection of Professor Gray's key contributions to strategic debate over the past thirty years. These essays have been selected both because they had significant messages for contemporary controversies, and because they have some continuing relevance for today and …
Strategy and History
Essays on Theory and Practice
Häftad, 2006
772 kr
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Strategy and History comprises a selection of Professor Gray's key contributions to strategic debate over the past thirty years. These essays have been selected both because they had significant messages for contemporary controversies, and because they have some continuing relevance for today and …
US Special Forces and Counterinsurgency in Vietnam
Military Innovation and Institutional Failure, 1961-63
Inbunden, 2006
2826 kr
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This volume examines US Army Special Forces efforts to mobilize and train indigenous minorities in Vietnam.Christopher K. Ives shows how before the Second Indochina War, the Republic of Vietnam had begun to falter under the burden of an increasingly successful insurgency. The dominant American …
US Intervention Policy and Army Innovation
From Vietnam to Iraq
Häftad, 2006
772 kr
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US Intervention Policy and Army Innovation examines how the US Army rebuilt itself after the Vietnam War and how this has affected US intervention policy, from the victory of the Gulf War to the failure of Somalia, the Bosnian and Kosovo interventions and the use of force post 9/11.Richard …
Red Army, 1918-1941
From Vanguard of World Revolution to America's Ally
Häftad, 2006
937 kr
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Supported in large part by evidence released after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this book follows the career of the Red Army from its birth in 1918 as the designated vanguard of world revolution to its affiliation in 1941 with 'the citadel of capitalism', the United States. Effectiveness of …
War in Iraq
Planning and Execution
Av Thomas G. Mahnken, Thomas A. Keaney
Inbunden, 2007
2586 kr
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This volume provides a collection of insightful essays on all phases of the Iraq War: both US-led major combat operations to defeat the Ba’athist regime as well as efforts to reconstruct the country and defeat the insurgency. Written by leading scholars on the Iraq War, many of whom have practical …
Special Operations and Strategy
From World War II to the War on Terrorism
Häftad, 2007
772 kr
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James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship existing …
Science, Strategy and War
The Strategic Theory of John Boyd
Häftad, 2007
764 kr
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John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called ‘OODA’ loop model he developed. This model refers to a decision-making process and to the idea that military victory goes to the side that can complete the cycle from observation to action the fastest. This book aims to redress this state of …
War in Iraq
Planning and Execution
Av Thomas G. Mahnken, Thomas A. Keaney
Häftad, 2009
937 kr
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This volume provides a collection of insightful essays on all phases of the Iraq War: both US-led major combat operations to defeat the Ba’athist regime as well as efforts to reconstruct the country and defeat the insurgency. Written by leading scholars on the Iraq War, many of whom have practical …
Alexander the Great: Lessons in Strategy
Häftad, 2009
937 kr
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This book offers a strategic analysis of one of the most outstanding military careers in history, identifying the most pertinent strategic lessons from the campaigns of Alexander the Great. David Lonsdale argues that since the core principles of strategy are eternal, the study and analysis of …
German 1918 Offensives
A Case Study in The Operational Level of War
Häftad, 2009
772 kr
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This is the first study of the Ludendorff Offensives of 1918 based extensively on key German records presumed to be lost forever after Potsdam was bombed in 1944. In 1997, David T. Zabecki discovered translated copies of these files in a collection of old instructional material at the U.S. Army …
Clausewitz and America
Strategic Thought and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq
Häftad, 2009
772 kr
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This book demonstrates how Clausewitzian thought influenced American strategic thinking between the Vietnam War and the current conflict in Iraq. Carl von Clausewitz's thought played a part in the process of military reform and the transition in US policy that took place after the Vietnam War. By …
Grand Strategy and the Presidency
Foreign Policy, War and the American Role in the World
Inbunden, 2012
2512 kr
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This book examines the role and importance of the Presidency in the formulation and conduct of US grand strategy. The text discusses US strategic history, with particular emphasis on the period from the end of the Cold War to the present day. While the United States periodically has enjoyed …
US Military Innovation since the Cold War
Creation Without Destruction
Av Harvey Sapolsky, Benjamin Friedman m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
851 kr
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This book explains how the US military reacted to the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA), and failed to innovate its organization or doctrine to match the technological breakthroughs it brought about.Many called for the transformation of the US military in the years after the end of the Cold …
US Special Forces and Counterinsurgency in Vietnam
Military Innovation and Institutional Failure, 1961-63
Häftad, 2012
937 kr
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This volume examines US Army Special Forces efforts to mobilize and train indigenous minorities in Vietnam.Christopher K. Ives shows how before the Second Indochina War, the Republic of Vietnam had begun to falter under the burden of an increasingly successful insurgency. The dominant American …
German Disarmament After World War I
The Diplomacy of International Arms Inspection 1920-1931
Häftad, 2012
877 kr
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German Disarmament After World War I examines the Allied disarmament of Germany and the challenges that such an enormous task presented to international efforts in enforcing the Treaty of Versailles.In the twenty-first century, disarmament remains a critical issue for the International community. …
Strategic Basing and the Great Powers, 1200-2000
Inbunden, 2007
2586 kr
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This is the first book to survey the evolution of the strategic basing systems of the great powers, covering an 800-year span of history, from the Mongol dynasty to the era of the US empire. Robert E. Harkavy details the progression of strategic basing systems and power projection, from its …
Warfighting and Disruptive Technologies
Disguising Innovation
Av Terry Pierce
Häftad, 2004
667 kr
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Occasionally, during times of peace, military forces achieve major warfighting innovations. Terry Pierce terms these developments 'disruptive innovations' and shows how senior leaders have often disguised them in order to ensure their innovations survived.He shows how more common innovations …
Special Operations and Strategy
From World War II to the War on Terrorism
Inbunden, 2006
2586 kr
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James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship existing …
Grand Strategy and the Presidency
Foreign Policy, War and the American Role in the World
Häftad, 2013
910 kr
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This book examines the role and importance of the Presidency in the formulation and conduct of US grand strategy. The text discusses US strategic history, with particular emphasis on the period from the end of the Cold War to the present day. While the United States periodically has enjoyed …
Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East, 1933-1939
Imperial Crossroads
Av Greg Kennedy
Häftad, 2014
937 kr
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This volume charts how the national strategic needs of the United States of America and Great Britain created a "parallel but not joint" relationship towards the Far East as the crisis in that region evolved from 1933-39. In short, it is a look at the relationship shared between the two nations …
US Defence Strategy from Vietnam to Operation Iraqi Freedom
Military Innovation and the New American War of War, 1973-2003
Inbunden, 2006
2512 kr
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US Defence Strategy from Vietnam to Operation Iraqi Freedom examines the thirty-year transformation in American military thought and defence strategy that spanned from 1973 through 2003. During these three decades, new technology and operational practices helped form what observers dubbed a …
