Ben Buley

The New American Way of War (eBook, PDF)

Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134086429
• Artikelnr.: 43071233

Autorenporträt

Ben Buley

Inhaltsangabe

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.
References. Bibliography