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The science of war : back to first principles / edited by W.E. Rous & Brian Holden Reid.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Operational level of war The Science of war
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science--Great Britain.
- Military art and science.
- Europe--Defenses.
- Europe.
- Great Britain--Defenses.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (219 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-415-75599-9
- 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
- 9780429231087
- OCLC:
- 437082024
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