The science of war : back to first principles / / edited by Brian Holden Reid

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 355/.033041
• Soggetto topico: Military art and science - Great Britain
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Defenses; Great Britain Defenses
• Altri autori: ReidBrian Holden
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Introduction; THE LESSONS OF THE 1920's AND MODERN EXPERIENCE; THE CONTRIBUTION OF ORIGINALITY TO MILITARY SUCCESS; ECONOMY OF EFFORT: A PASSIVE PRINCIPLE; LIDDELL HART AND THE INDIRECT APPROACH TO STRATEGY; BURMA, 1943 5: WHAT LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE?; INCREASING TEMPO ON THE MODERN BATTLEFIELD; DEPTH FIREPOWER: THE VIOLENT, ENABLING ELEMENT; THE FUTURE OF SURPRISE ON THE TRANSPARENT BATTLEFIELD; THE IMPACT OF THE MEDIA ON THE PROSECUTION OF CONTEMPORARY WARFARE ; A STUDY OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE NEEDS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Staff College at Camberley is an international focus for new thinking in the likely development of military operations, and The Science of War: Back to First Principles is the response of serving officers to this pattern of change.
• Titolo autorizzato: The science of war
• ISBN: 1-134-89561-5; 1-134-89562-3; 0-429-23108-3; 1-138-87825-1; 1-280-05275-9; 9786610052752; 0-203-41031-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814369903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II