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War as an Instrument of Policy
Nowlin, David V.; Stupak, Ronald J.
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Description for War as an Instrument of Policy
Hardback. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPS; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
War as an Instrument of Policy examines the principles of war and how they may apply to the method of decision making in the higher realms of government when military and civilian leaders meet. It begins with an exploration of the emergence of a new kind of limited war beginning with the Vietnam conflict and discusses the principles of war along with typical military theory and strategy to clearly provide an understanding of the thought processes and actions behind the conducting of a war. Two contemporary examples, the Gulf War in 1990 and the South African invasion of Angola in ... Read more
War as an Instrument of Policy examines the principles of war and how they may apply to the method of decision making in the higher realms of government when military and civilian leaders meet. It begins with an exploration of the emergence of a new kind of limited war beginning with the Vietnam conflict and discusses the principles of war along with typical military theory and strategy to clearly provide an understanding of the thought processes and actions behind the conducting of a war. Two contemporary examples, the Gulf War in 1990 and the South African invasion of Angola in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761808435
SKU
V9780761808435
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99-15
About Nowlin, David V.; Stupak, Ronald J.
David V. Nowlin recently retired after thirty years in the Air Force which included service on the faculty of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and as professor at the Air War College. Ronald J. Stupak is Dean and Distinguished Faculty Research Scholar of Management at Mt. Vernon's College for Effective Organizational leadership.
Reviews for War as an Instrument of Policy
...the best hope for successful war making lies in ensuring a detailed knowledge of the principles of war by all decision makers, civilian and military, combined with practical experience and positive working relationships between those same decisionmakers.
Marine Corps Gazette
... a compelling argument that the principles of war provide a rational, structured approach to whether and how ... Read more
Marine Corps Gazette
... a compelling argument that the principles of war provide a rational, structured approach to whether and how ... Read more