Thoughts on war / / Phillip S. Meilinger
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| Autore: |
Meilinger Phillip S. <1948->
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| Titolo: |
Thoughts on war / / Phillip S. Meilinger
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| Pubblicazione: | Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , [2020] |
| 2020 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 355.02 |
| Soggetto topico: | War - History |
| Military history, Modern | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History, Military |
| United States History, Military 21st century | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Thoughts on war |
| ISBN: | 0-8131-7892-4 |
| 0-8131-7891-6 | |
| 0-8131-7890-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815047203321 |
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