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War from the ground up : twenty-first century combat as politics / Emile Simpson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simpson, Emile, author.
- Series:
- Crises in world politics.
- Crises in World Politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Strategy.
- Politics and war.
- Counterinsurgency--Political aspects--Case studies.
- Counterinsurgency.
- Counterinsurgency--Afghanistan.
- Insurgency--Case studies.
- Insurgency.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Political aspects.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Operational art (Military science).
- Civil-military relations.
- Strategic culture.
- Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-2021.
- Afghanistan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (298 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a philosophical treatise on war written by an Oxford grad who served in Afghanistan.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Language of War; 2. Clausewitzian War and Contemporary Conflict; 3. Globalisation and Contemporary Conflict; 4. Strategic Dialogue and Political Choice; 5. Liberal Powers and Strategic Dialogue; 6. Pragmatism and Operational Thought; 7. British Strategy in the Borneo Confrontation 1962-6; 8. Strategic Narrative; 9. Ethos, Vision and Confidence in Strategic Narrative; Conclusion: Contemporary Strategic Thought; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-933353-X
- 0-19-936535-0
- 0-19-936547-4
- OCLC:
- 960165721
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