Rethinking the Principles of War (Paperback)

Paperback. This work features the fresh thinking of twenty-eight leading authors from a variety of military and national security disciplines. Following an introduction by Lt. Gen. James Dubik, Commander I Corps, U.S. Army, the anthology first considers the general question of whether there is a distinctly American way of war. Dr. Colin Gray's opening essay The American Way of War: Critique and Implications provides a state of the question perspective. Sections on operational art, with writers addressing the issues in both conventional and small wars; stability and reconstruction; and intelligence complete the volume. Among the well-known contributors are Robert Scales, Mary Kaldor, Ralph Peters, Jon Sumida, Grant Hammond, Milan Vego, and T.X. Hammes. The anthology is part of a larger Rethinking the Principles project, sponsored by the Office of Force Transformation and the U.S. Navy to examine approaches to the future of warfare. Footnotes, index, and a bibliographic essay make the work a useful tool for students of war and general readers alike. Features the fresh thinking of twenty-eight leading authors from a variety of military and national security disciplines. This collection of essays is the outcome of a seminar series sponsored by the Office of Force Transformation and the US Navy to examine the future of warfare and the underlying principles of war and to educate future military strategists and leaders on these principles. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…