Military power : explaining victory and defeat in modern battle / Stephen Biddle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Biddle, Stephen D.

Contributor:

Princeton University Press., Publisher.

Amazon.com., Distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deployment (Strategy).

Offensive (Military science).

Defensive (Military science).

Military art and science--History--20th century.

Military art and science.

Military history, Modern--20th century.

Military history, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

Kindle edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2006, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. In a landmark reconception of battle and war, this book provides a systematic account of how force employment interacts with materiel to produce real combat outcomes. Stephen Biddle argues that force employment is central to modern war, becoming increasingly important since 1900 as the key to surviving ever more lethal weaponry. Technological change produces opposite effects depending on how forces are employed; to focus only on materiel is thus to risk major error--with serious consequences for both policy and scholarship. In clear, fluent prose, Biddle provides a systematic account of force employment's role and shows how this account holds up under rigorous, multimethod testing. The results challenge a wide variety of standard views, from current expectations for a revolution in military affairs to mainstream scholarship in international relations and orthodox interpretations of modern military history. Military Power will have a resounding impact on both scholarship in the field and on policy debates over the future of warfare, the size of the military, and the makeup of the defense budget.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

CHAPTER ONE. Introduction

CHAPTER TWO. A Literature Built on Weak Foundations

CHAPTER THREE. The Modern System

CHAPTER FOUR. The Modern System, Preponderance, and Changing Technology

CHAPTER FIVE. Operation MICHAEL-The Second Battle of the Somme, March 21-April 9, 1918

CHAPTER SIX. Operation GOODWOOD-July 18-20, 1944

CHAPTER SEVEN. Operation DESERT STORM-January 17-February 28, 1991

CHAPTER EIGHT. Statistical Tests

CHAPTER NINE. Experimental Tests

CHAPTER TEN. Conclusion

APPENDIX. A Formal Model of Capability

Notes

Index

Notes:

Plik mobi, 352 s.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

9786612964947

9781282964945

1282964941

9781400837823

1400837820

OCLC:

705945381