In recent years the great powers of the West--primarily the US and UK--have most often been relegated to fighting "small wars," rather than the great confrontational battles for which they once prepared. It has been a difficult process, with some conflicts increasingly being seen as unwinnable, or at least not worth the effort in treasure and blood, even as the geopolitical structure of the world appears to slip. It is thus worth paying heed now, to the experiences of another power which once encountered the same problems.
This work examines the German analysis to the problem,...
In recent years the great powers of the West--primarily the US and UK--have most often been relegated to fighting "small wars," rather than the great ...
