Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and Us Strategy from the Korean War to the Present

ISBN-13: 9781009220866 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 340 str.

Donald Stoker

Opis

This provocative challenge to US politics and strategy maintains that America endures endless wars because its leaders no longer know how to think about war.

Recenzje

'The book was very enjoyable and thoughtful. I would highly recommend it to anyone who works in or has interest in national security, modern military history, and military strategy.' Col. Robert Sherrill, Military Review

Spis treści

1. Are We at war? What Do We want? And Do We Want to Win?; 2. The Way We Think about War (Particularly So-Called Limited War) Is Broken: Here Is How We Fix It; 3. The Political Aim: Why Nations Fight (Limited) Wars; 4. Constraints: Or Why Wars for Limited Political Aims Are So Difficult; 5. Strategy: How to Think about Fighting for a Limited Political Aim; 6. And You Thought the War Was Hard: Ending the War and Securing the Peace; Conclusion: Is History Rhyming?