Marvin Pokrant

New Principles of War (eBook, PDF)

Enduring Truths with Timeless Examples

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Influenced in part by the writings of Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, Henri Jomini, and other strategists, most major militaries have adopted principles of war that are widely promulgated. Marvin Pokrant argues that these commonly accepted principles fail to reflect the ideas that led to them. Looking at the fundamental and enduring concepts behind the original principles of war, Pokrant presents nine new principles of war. To illustrate his points Pokrant uses numerous examples drawn from military history, including land, sea, and air warfare from ancient times to the present. By analyzing and reforming the principles of war, Pokrant provides a modern, relevant, and useful way to guide decisions made in times of war.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Potomac Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781640124615
• Artikelnr.: 72304586

Autorenporträt

¿Marvin Pokrant is a retired military operations analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses and has a PhD in physics. He served on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is the author of Desert Storm at Sea: What the Navy Really Did and Desert Shield at Sea: What the Navy Really Did.    

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prologue: Pickett’s Charge
1. History of the Principles of War
2. Principles of War in Various Countries
3. Principles of War in the U.S. Services
4. Criteria for Principles of War
5. Objective vs. Prioritized Objectives 
6. Mass vs. Relative Advantage
7. Offensive vs. the Sustained Initiative
8. Unity of Command vs. Unity of Effort
9. Surprise    
10. Deception    
11. Simplicity    
12. Other American Principles
13. Other British Principles of War
14. Know Yourself
15. Know Your Enemy
16. Environment
17. Summary    
Epilogue: Gettysburg and the New Principles of War
Notes
Bibliography
Index