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Autore |
Linn Brian McAllister |
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The echo of battle : the army's way of war / / Brian McAllister Linn |
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Cambridge, MA ; ; London, : Harvard University Press, 2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (320 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military art and science - United States - History - 20th century |
United States Military policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2007. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1. Fortress America -- 2. Modern Warfare -- 3. Unconventional Warriors -- 4. Providing for War? -- 5. Dissenting Visions -- 6. Atomic War -- 7. From Reformation to Reaction -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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From Lexington and Gettysburg to Normandy and Iraq, wars have defined the United States. But after the guns fall silent, the army searches the lessons of past conflicts, developing the strategies, weapons, doctrines, and commanders that it hopes will guarantee future victory. Linn surveys the past assumptions--and errors--that underlie the army's many visions of warfare up to the present day. |
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