LEADER 02496nam 2200505 450 001 9910815047203321 005 20200305072036.0 010 $a0-8131-7892-4 010 $a0-8131-7891-6 010 $a0-8131-7890-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30361651 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30361651 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6010895 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6010895 035 $a(OCoLC)1136963615 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927168739600041 100 $a20200305d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aThoughts on war /$fPhillip S. Meilinger 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cUniversity Press of Kentucky,$d[2020] 210 4$d2020 215 $a1 online resource (320 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Meilinger, Phillip S. Thoughts on War Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,c2020 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 606 $aWar$xHistory 606 $aMilitary history, Modern 607 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military 607 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$y21st century 615 0$aWar$xHistory. 615 0$aMilitary history, Modern. 676 $a355.02 700 $aMeilinger$b Phillip S.$f1948-$01352392 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815047203321 996 $aThoughts on war$94001593 997 $aUNINA