The Operational Art: Developments in the Theories of War - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 027595305X ISBN 13: 9780275953058

Publisher: Praeger, 1996

Synopsis

This work considers the modern antecedants and evolution of the operational art in military thought and practice in both peace and wartime. This theme is developed over time and across military cultures. A comparative framework allows the treatment of the overall theme by examining the concept of the operational art in the context of different nationalities, different military organizations, and different societies. This study situates the current operational art in its historical context.

About this title

Book Description:

Studies the operational art of the military from the 19th century to the present.

About the Author:

B.J.C. MCKERCHER is Associate Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada. An expert in modern British foreign and defense policy, he has recently co-edited (with Lawrence Aronson) The North Atlantic Triangle in a Changing World: Anglo-American-Canadian Relations, 1903-1956 (1995). He is also general editor of the Praeger Series in Diplomacy and Strategic Thought.

MICHAEL A. HENNESSY is an Assistant Professor of Naval and Military History at the Royal Military College of Canada. Specializing in the history of technology, low intensity conflict and international security studies, he has published widely on Canadian defense issues.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 027595305X
• ISBN 13: 9780275953058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: McKercher B. J. C., Hennessy Michael A.