02496nam 2200505 450 991081504720332120200305072036.00-8131-7892-40-8131-7891-60-8131-7890-8(MiAaPQ)EBC30361651(Au-PeEL)EBL30361651(MiAaPQ)EBC6010895(Au-PeEL)EBL6010895(OCoLC)1136963615(EXLCZ)992716873960004120200305d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThoughts on war /Phillip S. Meilinger1st ed.Lexington, Kentucky :University Press of Kentucky,[2020]20201 online resource (320 pages)Print version: Meilinger, Phillip S. Thoughts on War Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,c2020 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.WarHistoryMilitary history, ModernUnited StatesHistory, MilitaryUnited StatesHistory, Military21st centuryWarHistory.Military history, Modern.355.02Meilinger Phillip S.1948-1352392MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815047203321Thoughts on war4001593UNINA