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Autore |
Dolman Everett C. <1958, > |
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Titolo |
Pure strategy : power and principle in the space and information age / / Everett Carl Dolman |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Frank Cass, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-76799-8 |
1-280-22537-8 |
9786610225378 |
0-203-33705-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Collana |
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Cass series--strategy and history ; ; 6 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Strategy |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-212) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; PURE STRATEGY: Power and principle in the space and information age; Copyright; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 THE PATH OF PURE STRATEGY; 2 THE END OF VICTORY; 3 THE ELEMENTS OF STRATEGY; 4 WAR AND STRATEGY, GAMES AND DECISIONS; 5 PRINCIPLES AND RULES; 6 CHAOS, COMPLEXITY, AND WAR; 7 ADAPTATION AND EMERGENCE IN STRATEGY; 8 PRINCIPLES OF WAR; 9 MAKING STRATEGY; 10 IS STRATEGY AN ART?; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A stimulating new inquiry into the fundamental truth of strategy - its purpose, place, utility, and value. This new study is animated by a startling realization: the concept of strategic victory must be summarily discarded. This is not to say that victory has no place in strategy or strategic planning. The outcome of battles and campaigns are variables within the strategist's plan, but victory is a concept that has no meaning there. To the tactical and operational planner, wars are indeed won and lost, and the difference is plain. Success is measurable; failure is obvious. In |
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