Winning Wars: The Enduring Nature and Changing Character of Victory From Antiquity to the 21st Century - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1952715008 ISBN 13 : 9781952715006

Editeur : Casemate Publishers, 2021

Synopsis

While 'winning' might be considered a fundamental part of the human objective, what constitutes winning and how one might achieve it remain somewhat abstract, in war as in any other human endeavor. 'Winning' militarily at the tactical level - in a firefight or a battle - has always been more quantifiable than at the strategic level. At the strategic level, success might be measured by means of three big ideas: ownership; intervention for effect; and fighting for ideas. The divergence between success at the tactical level and the political context of the war creates a challenge at the operational level when it relates to political and strategic matters.

The result of a research project carried out by the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research for the British Army, this book analyses the philosophical constituents of what may comprise 'victory' or 'winning' and then travels, chronologically, through a wide set of historical case studies, exploring those more philosophical components and weaving them into the factual discussion. Thus the factual relation and analysis is the vehicle for a deeper exploration of the concept of success or 'winning', rather than a narrative end in itself.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

MATTHIAS STROHN, MSt (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), FRHistS, is head of historical analysis at the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research and the British Army's strategic think tank, visiting professor of military studies at the University of Buckingham, and a member of the academic faculty at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Matthias was educated at the universities of Münster (Germany) and Oxford. He holds a commission in the German Army and is a member of the military attaché reserve. He deployed to Iraq (with the British Army) and Afghanistan (with both the British Army and the German Bundeswehr). Matthias was awarded the highest German military decoration, the 'Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr in Gold, ' and has published widely on 20th-century German and European military history; he has authored and edited over 20 books and numerous articles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Casemate Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1952715008
• ISBN 13: 9781952715006
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Strohn Matthias
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible