02731nam 2200613Ia 450 991078082850332120230124183423.01-282-48058-897866124805841-4422-0132-0(CKB)2520000000008705(EBL)483876(OCoLC)669512021(SSID)ssj0000431245(PQKBManifestationID)12146224(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431245(PQKBWorkID)10475719(PQKB)11538461(Au-PeEL)EBL483876(CaPaEBR)ebr10361488(CaONFJC)MIL248058(MiAaPQ)EBC483876(MiAaPQ)EBC30674533(Au-PeEL)EBL30674533(OCoLC)1412622298(EXLCZ)99252000000000870520090720d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWinning at war[electronic resource] seven keys to military victory throughout history /Christian P. Potholm1st ed.Lanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield Publishers20101 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-0130-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Introduction: The Template of Mars; 2 Superior Weapons and Technology Entrepreneurship; 3 Superior Discipline; 4 Sustained but Controlled Ruthlessness; 5 Receptivity to Military and Integrative Innovation; 6 The Ability and Willingness to Protect Capital from People and Rulers; 7 The Centrality of Superior Will; 8 The Belief That There Will Always Be Another War; 9 Applying the Template: A Battle; 10 Applying the Template: A War; Notes; Index; About the AuthorIn Winning at War, Christian Potholm explains how seven variables_technology, sustained ruthlessness, discipline, receptivity to innovation, protection of military capital from civilians and rulers, will, and the belief that there will always be another war_have served as predictors of military success over time and across cultures. He provides case studies of their implementation, from ancient battles to today.Military art and scienceHistoryMilitary art and scienceCase studiesMilitary art and scienceHistory.Military art and science355.02Potholm Christian P.1940-244422MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780828503321Winning at war3699516UNINA