The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
Language: English
Published by Vintage, New York, 2008
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Vintage, February 2008. Trade Paperback. Good+. Highlighting on a few pages, otherwise Fine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Corners sharp. No tears, creases, or folds. Not from a library. 448 pages. Contents: Introduction : understanding force -- pt. 1: Interstate industrial war. Foundation : from Napoleon to Clausewitz -- Development : iron, steam, and mass -- Culmination : the world wars -- pt. 2: The Cold War confrontation. Antithesis : from guerrillas to anarchists to Mao -- Confrontation and conflict : a new purpose for the use of force -- Capabilities : the search for a new way -- pt. 3: War amongst the people. Trends : our modern operations -- Direction : setting the purpose for the use of force -- Bosnia : using force amongst the people -- Conclusion : What is to be done.
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- Title
- The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
- Author
- Rupert Smith
- Publisher
- Vintage, New York
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Good+
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0307278115
- ISBN 13
- 9780307278111
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
From a highly decorated general, a brilliant new way of understanding war and its role in the twenty-first century.
Drawing on his vast experience as a commander during the first Gulf War, and in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Northern Ireland, General Rupert Smith gives us a probing analysis of modern war. He demonstrates why today’s conflicts must be understood as intertwined political and military events, and makes clear why the current model of total war has failed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other recent campaigns. Smith offers a compelling contemporary vision for how to secure our world and the consequences of ignoring the new, shifting face of war.
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