ISBN:
9780415759755
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (216 p)
Series Statement:
LSE International Studies Series
Parallel Title:
Print version The New American Way of War : Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force
DDC:
306.2/70973
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
〈P〉By tracing the origins and evolution of the competing views on the political utility of force, this book sets the currently popular image of a new American way of war in its broader historical, cultural and political context, and provides an assessment of its future prospects.〈/P〉
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: American ways of war, old and new; 1 No substitute for victory: The separation of politics and strategy in the American military tradition; 2 The science of strategy: War as a political instrument in the nuclear age; 3 Overwhelming force: The American military and the memory of Vietnam; 4 Immaculate Destruction: The impact of 9/11 on American military culture; 5 The new American way of war: Vision and reality in Afghanistan and Iraq; Conclusion: The rise and fall of the new American way of war
Description / Table of Contents:
NotesBibliography; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
