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Winning at war : seven keys to military victory throughout history / / Christian P. Potholm



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Autore: Potholm Christian P. <1940-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Winning at war : seven keys to military victory throughout history / / Christian P. Potholm Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, MD, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
Disciplina: 355.02
Soggetto topico: Military art and science - History
Military art and science
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Author
Sommario/riassunto: In 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Winning at war  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-48058-8
9786612480584
1-4422-0132-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818668103321
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