State of doom : Bernard Brodie, the bomb, and the birth of the bipolar world / Barry Scott Zellen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zellen, Barry Scott, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science.

Military policy.

Military scientists.

Nuclear warfare--Philosophy.

Nuclear warfare.

War (Philosophy).

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The work examines the rise of the movements against globalization, modernization, and Western dominance that followed the collapse of the bipolar world and the end of the Cold War and that culminated with today's global jihadist movements. It describes how the U.S. had to adapt to this new, asymmetrical world of conflict with its strategic, doctrinal and theoretical responses to the threats of terrorism and insurgency that defined the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Unique in the breadth of its scope, the book connects movements from the Zapatista uprising to Al Qaeda's global jihad within a broader historical framework, connecting pre and post-9/11 conflicts under the unifying theme of a struggle against the forces of modernization. Featuring the works of key theorists such as John Arquilla, Thomas P.M. Barnett, Arthur K. Cebrowski, Jim Gant, Samuel P. Huntington, Robert D. Kaplan, David J. Kilcullen, William H. McRaven, and David Ronfeldt, this book bridges the fields of counterinsurgency, homeland security, counterterrorism, cyberwarfare, and technology of war, and will be a must-read for academics, policymakers and strategists."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Foreword: Rethinking the Unthinkable: Bernard Brodie's Continuing Relevance / Peter R. Lavoy

Chapter 1. Before the Bomb : Brodie's Early Thoughts on War and History

Chapter 2. After the A-Bomb : Restoring Order in the Age of Absolute War

Chapter 3. After the H-Bomb : Preserving Order in the Age of Apocalyptic War

Chapter 4. Rethinking the Unthinkable: New Thinking on Escalation and Limited War

Chapter 5. Clausewitz for America : Reuniting War and Politics in the Nuclear Age

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613380463

9781441133373

1441133372

9781501300684

1501300687

9781283380461

1283380463

9781441161345

1441161341

OCLC:

769344387