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A history of modern wars of attrition / Carter Malkasian.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malkasian, Carter, 1975-
- Series:
- Studies in military history and international affairs 1537-4432
- Studies in military history and international affairs, 1537-4432
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Attrition (Military science)--Case studies.
- Attrition (Military science).
- Military history, Modern--20th century.
- Military history, Modern.
- Military art and science--History--20th century.
- Military art and science.
- History.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : maps, plans ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
- Contents:
- 1 The Straw Man of Attrition 1
- 2 Attrition and the Advent of Total War 13
- 3 Seasons in the Abyss 29
- 4 The Kokoda Trail 51
- 5 Undertow 67
- 6 The Burma Campaign 91
- 7 New Roots, Korea 1950-1951 119
- 8 Coercing Communist Concessions 141
- 9 Losing Momentum 159
- 10 Attrition after Korea 187
- 11 Attrition as an Operational Strategy 213.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-232) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275973794
- OCLC:
- 47844776
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