1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000025660

Autore

Richter, Jean Paul

Titolo

Levana / Gian Paolo F. Richter ; a cura di Saul Darchini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino : UTET, stampa 1942

Descrizione fisica

363 p. : 1 ritr. ; 18 cm

Collana

I grandi scrittori stranieri ; 26

Disciplina

370.1

Soggetti

Scienze dell’educazione - Opere

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNICASRML0278123

Autore

Gaiser, Konrad

Titolo

Platone come scrittore filosofico : saggi sull'ermeneutica dei dialoghi platonici / Konrad Gaiser ; con una premessa di Marcello Gigante

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Napoli, : Bibliopolis, ©1984

Descrizione fisica

157 p. ; 22 cm

Soggetti

Platone

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694330503321

Autore

Marcella Gabriel

Titolo

American grand strategy for Latin America in the age of resentment / / Gabriel Marcella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Carlisle Barracks, PA] : , : [Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College], , [2007]

Descrizione fisica

vi, 65 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Security Issues in the Western Hemisphere

Soggetti

Military doctrine - United States - Evaluation

Strategy - Evaluation

Military planning - United States - Evaluation

Doctrines militaires - États-Unis - Évaluation

Stratégie - Évaluation

Planification militaire - États-Unis - Évaluation

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)

Military planning - Evaluation

Latin America Politics and government 1980-

United States Relations Latin America

Latin America Relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Jan. 16, 2007).

"September 2007."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-65).

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Interpretation of an enduring metaphor -- Evolutionary signposts -- Introspect -- The crossroads -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Since the 1980s, the US military has placed great emphasis on the theories and concepts of Clausewitz. Concomitantly, a tremendous emphasis has been placed in doctrine on the consideration of a center of gravity (COG) as a central element of campaign planning. The doctrinal definitions of the COG are still imperfect, but the concept arguably serves as an effective tool for focusing military effort to win decisively in major operations or campaigns. Although the American military performs brilliantly in decisive operations, the difficulties it has



faced in Iraq and Afghanistan suggest that a doctrinal renaissance is in order. This paper examines the potential for employing the COG concept in areas beyond the realm of decisive operations. After examining the concept's evolution, present doctrinal manifestations, and some previous proposals for future employment, the author opines that the COG's role in American military thinking is flawed and must be reconsidered entirely. To that end, three options are offered for evolving the COG, with a specific recommendation that it would be most effective if removed from doctrine and considered as an abstract concept, rather than a practical one.