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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815047203321

Autore

Meilinger Phillip S. <1948->

Titolo

Thoughts on war / / Phillip S. Meilinger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , [2020]

2020

ISBN

0-8131-7892-4

0-8131-7891-6

0-8131-7890-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 pages)

Disciplina

355.02

Soggetti

War - History

Military history, Modern

United States History, Military

United States History, Military 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. Theories of War -- 1. Busting the Icon: Restoring Balance to the Influence of Clausewitz -- 2. Is War an Instrument of Policy? -- 3. The Mutable Nature of War -- 4. Starting with a Blank Sheet: Principles of War for a New Century -- Part II. War Through the Ages -- 5. Second Fronts: Success, Failure, and Implications -- 6. Decisive Victories and What They Mean -- 7. Time in War -- 8. Jointness and the Norwegian Campaign, 1940 -- Part III. American Military Experiences -- 9. American Military Culture and Its Influence on Strategy -- 10. Soldiers and Politics: Exposing a Myth -- 11. Unity of Command in the Pacific during World War II -- 12. Analysis, Intelligence, and Targeting in Strategic Air Operations -- 13. Determining the Effects of the Allied Air Offensive -- 14. Summation: The Emergence of a Paradigm -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.