The new art of war : the origins, theory, and future of conflict / Colonel Geoffrey F. Weiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiss, Geoffrey F, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War.

Military art and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 446 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Many of war's lethal failures are attributable to ignorance caused by a dearth of contemporary, accessible theory to inform warfighting, strategy, and policy. To remedy this problem, Colonel Geoffrey F. Weiss offers an ambitious new survey of war's nature, character, and future in the tradition of Sun Tzu and Clausewitz. He begins by melding philosophical and military concepts to reveal war's origins and to analyze war theory's foundational ideas. Then, leveraging science, philosophy, and the wisdom of war's master theorists, Colonel Weiss presents a genuinely original framework and lexicon that characterizes and clarifies the relationships between humanity, politics, strategy, and combat; explains how and why war changes form; offers a methodology for forecasting future war; and ponders the permanence of war as a human activity. The New Art of War is an indispensable guide for understanding human conflict that will change how we think and communicate about war.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Why Study War?

1 The Origins of War

2 The Masters of War Theory and Strategy

3 Small Wars and Domain Theory

4 The Unified War Theory

5 The Future of War

Conclusion

Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Aug 2021).

ISBN:

1-108-95004-3

1-108-94381-0

1-108-94690-9

OCLC:

1276858099