The new American way of war : military culture and the political utility of force /
Benjamin Buley.
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | London : : Routledge, , 2007.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (216 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: American ways of war, old and new; 1 No substitute for victory: The separation of politics and strategy in the American military tradition; 2 The science of strategy: War as a political instrument in the nuclear age; 3 Overwhelming force: The American military and the memory of Vietnam; 4 Immaculate Destruction: The impact of 9/11 on American military culture; 5 The new American way of war: Vision and reality in Afghanistan and Iraq; Conclusion: The rise and fall of the new American way of war. - NotesBibliography; Index;. - By tracing the origins and evolution of the competing views on the political utility of force, this book sets the currently popular image of a new American way of war in its broader historical, cultural and political context, and provides an assessment of its future prospects.
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| ISBN | 0-203-93416-4. - 0-429-24087-2. - 1-134-08642-3. - 1-281-06200-6. - 9786611062002
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