Piercing the Fog of War: Recognizing Change on the Battlefield: Lessons from Military History, 216 BC Through Today

Steed, Brian L.

ISBN 10: 0760335230 / ISBN 13: 9780760335239

Published by Zenith Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Piercing the Fog of War: Recognizing Change on the Battlefield: Lessons from Military History, 216 BC Through Today
• Publisher: Zenith Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760335230
• ISBN 13: 9780760335239
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

If its true that generals tend to fight the last war, how do we meet the military challenge of the new? It is this question, which confronts us at every turn of history, that Brian Steed takes up in Piercing the Fog of War. From the ancient surprises of Cannae and Yarmouk to the earthshaking upsets of Trenton and Little Big Horn to the recent shocks of Gozny and suicide terrorists, aberrational events are mileposts that mark changes in the paradigm of armed conflict to the detriment of the apparently stronger military through the ages. Drawing upon twenty years of studying, teaching, and applying military history, Steed develops an understanding of how the nature of conflict in all its aspects--from the economic to the military--is changing so rapidly and presenting its proponents with so many unique, and uniquely demanding, events. Through eight case studies from the classical to the modern era he explores strategies for successfully addressing unexpected circumstances in a changing world. His book will become a primer for conflict resolution and adaptation in an ever more uncertain world . . . and a necessary text for survival.

About the Author

Major Brian L. Steed is a U.S. Army officer. He joined the Utah Army National Guard while attending Brigham Young University and was commissioned in the U.S. Army upon graduation in 1992. Steed has taught battlefield tactics and military history on the college campus and in U.S. Army classrooms and training grounds. He has traveled extensively throughout the Middle East and North Africa, including most of the Arabic-speaking world.

Steed ‘s writing credits include Armed Conflict: The Lessons of Modern War (Presidio Press, 2003), a historical analysis of present and future warfare. He has had several articles published in professional journals dealing with planning, preparing, and conducting combat operations. He has also written numerous book reviews on military history. Steed’s current assignment is as an exchange officer in Jordan where he serves as a Deputy Battalion Commander in the Jordanian Armed Forces. He advises and consults with various agencies of the United States government in his current position and is a Middle East specialist for the U.S. Army.