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Howard, Michael, 1922-
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355.02 22
Publication Date
2002
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Karl von Clausewitz's study "On War" remains relevant today. Michael Howard explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of his experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time.
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Black, Jeremy M.
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355.07
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2013
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Burk, James, 1948-
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355.033573 23
Publication Date
2013
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Following the 9/11 attacks, a war against al Qaeda by the U.S. and its liberal democratic allies was next to inevitable. But what kind of war would it be, how would it be fought, for how long, and what would it cost in lives and money? None of this was known at the time. What came to be known was that the old ways of war must change-but how?Now, with over a decade of political decision-making and warfighting to analyze, How 9/11 Changed Our Ways of War addresses that question. In particular it assesses how well those ways of war, adapted to fight terrorism, affect our milit.
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Nevin, Sonya, author.
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938 23
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2017
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Horowitz, Michael, 1978- author.
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355.07 22
Publication Date
2010
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The Diffusion of Military Power examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting new methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power. Michael Horowitz argues that a state or actor wishing to adopt a military innovation must possess both the financial resources to buy or build the technology and the internal organizational capacity to accommodate any necessary changes in recruiting, training, or operations. How countries react to new innovations--and to other actors that do or don't adopt them--has profound implications for the global order and the.
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Sarantis, Alexander.
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355.00938
Publication Date
2013
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This collection of papers, arising from the Late Antique Archaeology conference series, explores war and warfare in Late Antiquity. Papers examine strategy and intelligence, weaponry, literary sources and topography, the West Roman Empire, the East Roman Empire, the Balkans, civil war and Italy.
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Pfundstein Chamberlain, Dianne, author.
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327.1170973 23
Publication Date
2016
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The United States has a huge advantage in military power over other states, yet it is frequently unable to coerce weak adversary states with threats alone. Instead, over the past two decades, the leaders of Iraq, Haiti, Serbia, Afghanistan, and Libya have dismissed US threats and invited military clashes. Why have weak states risked and ultimately suffered catastrophic defeat when giving in to US demands earlier might have allowed their survival? Why was it necessary to use force at all? Pfundstein finds that the United States' compellent threats often fail because the use of force has become relatively cheap for the United States in terms of political costs, material costs, and casualties. This comparatively low-cost model of war that relies on deficit spending, air power, high technology, and a light footprint by an all-volunteer force has allowed the United States to casually threaten force and frequently carry out short-term military campaigns. Paradoxically, this frequent use of "cheap" force has made adversary states doubt that the United States is highly motivated to bear high costs over a sustained period if the intervention is not immediately successful
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Giles, Kevin L., author.
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355.00938 23ENG202302001
Publication Date
2022
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Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831.
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355.02 22
Publication Date
2010
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This analysis of the phenomenon of war by Clausewitz, a Prussian officer who fought against the French during the Napoleonic Wars, presents the human, social, tactical, and technological factors that affect a war's outcomes and discusses how political purpose, chance, and enmity combine to shape a war's dynamics.
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Helmus, Todd C.
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355.4 22
Publication Date
2007
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Virtually every action, message, and decision of a military force shapes the opinions of an indigenous population: strategic communication, treatment of civilians at vehicle checkpoints, and the accuracy or inaccuracy of aerial bombardment. These of U.S. goodwill mean little if its actions convey otherwise. Consequently, a unified message in both word and deed is fundamental to success. Business marketing practices provide a useful framework for improving U.S. military efforts to shape the attitudes and behaviors of local populations in a theater of operations as well as those of a broader, international audience. Enlisting Madison Avenue extracts lessons from these business practices and adapts them to U.S. military efforts, developing a unique approach to shaping that has the potential improve military-civilian relations, the accuracy of media coverage of operations, communication of U.S. and coalition objectives, and the reputation of U.S. forces in theater and internationally. Foremost among these lessons are the concepts of branding, customer satisfaction, and segmentation of the target audience, all of which serve to maximize the impact and improve the outcome of U.S. shaping efforts.
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Mahnken, Thomas G., 1965- editor.
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355.02 23
Publication Date
2020
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"This project is an edited volume on the lessons of modern wars in the twenty-first century, with world-class contributors, and a particular focus on Iraq and Afghanistan, though other wars, spanning Europe, South America, and Asia are also addressed"--
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Powell, John, 1954-
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623.409 22
Publication Date
2010
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Provides information about weaponry, tactics, and models of warfare from ancient times to the present, worldwide.
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