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Book Description: Taylor Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, 2006. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 235 x 157 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. This book analyzes the strategic implications of the shift in focus for the US Armed Forces from regular to irregular war. Lawrence Freedman closely examines the difficulty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular wars, in which combat is separated from civil society, to irregular wars, in which combat is integrated with civil society. He argues that the political context of contemporary irregular wars requires that the purpose and practice of western forces be governed by liberal values, showing that this is also the case with regular wars, to the extent they occur, but it is the integration with civil society that makes the application of liberal values so challenging. "The Transformation of Strategic Affairs" suggests that this challenge becomes easier to meet when military operations are understood to contribute to the development of a compelling narrative about the likely course and consequence of a conflict, in which these values are shown to be respected.At the same time, however, while it is vital that the employment of armed force remains sensitive at all times to the underlying political context, and sensitive to the role of narratives in shaping this context, the book shows that a key test of success will always be the defeat of the opposing forces. The 'war on terror' has highlighted these issues, and this "Adelphi Paper" concludes with much-needed suggestions for a strategic response. This book will be of great interest to students of the US Armed Forces, politics, strategic studies and military history. Bookseller Inventory # AA69780415407243

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Book Description: Taylor & Francis Ltd. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, The Transformation of Strategic Affairs, Lawrence Freedman, Examines the difficulty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular wars, in which combat is separated from civil society, to irregular wars, in which combat is integrated with civil society. This book is useful for students of the US Armed Forces, politics, strategic studies and military history. Bookseller Inventory # B9780415407243

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Book Description: Taylor and Francis(Routledge), 2006. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 9.213 by 6.142 inches. This book anayzes the strategic impications of the shift in focus for the US Armed Forces from reguar to irreguar war. This book anayzes the strategic impications of the shift in focus for the US Armed Forces from reguar to irreguar war. Lawrence Freedman cosey examines the difficuty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for reguar wars, in which combat is separated from civi society, to irreguar wars, in which combat is integrated with civi society. He argues that the poitica context of contemporary irreguar wars requires that the purpose and practice of western forces be governed by ibera vaues, showing that this is aso the case with reguar wars, to the extent they occur, but it is the integration with civi society that makes the appication of ibera vaues so chaenging. The Transformation of Strategic Affairs suggests that this chaenge becomes easier to meet when miitary operations are understood to contribute to the deveopment of a compeing narrative about the ikey course and consequence of a confict, in which these vaues are shown to be respected. At the same time, however, whie it is vita that the empoyment of armed force remains sensitive at a times to the underying poitica context, and sensitive to the roe of narratives in shaping this context, the book shows that a key test of success wi aways be the defeat of the opposing forces. The ‘war on terror’ has highighted these issues, and this Adephi Paper concudes with much-needed suggestions for a strategic response. This book wi be of great interest to students of the US Armed Forces, poitics, strategic studies and miitary history. King's Coege London, University of London, UK (Paperback). Bookseller Inventory # AG0415407249

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Book Description: Routledge, 2006. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from UK. Bookseller Inventory # FT-9780415407243

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Book Description: Routledge, 2006. Paperback. Book Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 103 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __0415407249

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