War, Chaos, and History - Beaumont, Roger
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War, Chaos, and History considers the implications of the emerging field of research in chaos-complexity-non-linearity for the study of war. This study examines the special dependence of military professionals on history in their shaping of doctrines, style, and attitudes in spite of the wide gap between the portrayal of war in military history and the far greater intricacy of its reality. Special foci in the analysis include: the fragility of doctrine; the chronic confounding of plans and expectations in actual operations; the congruences of chaos and creativity theoretics; effects of war on…mehr

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War, Chaos, and History considers the implications of the emerging field of research in chaos-complexity-non-linearity for the study of war. This study examines the special dependence of military professionals on history in their shaping of doctrines, style, and attitudes in spite of the wide gap between the portrayal of war in military history and the far greater intricacy of its reality. Special foci in the analysis include: the fragility of doctrine; the chronic confounding of plans and expectations in actual operations; the congruences of chaos and creativity theoretics; effects of war on the environment; and problems of evidence and reportage. Three cases--battle cruisers, tank destroyers, and heavy fighter aircraft--are presented to illustrate paradoxes, especially the gap between vision and realization, and the tension between the urge to control and the impulse to create chaos in war.
Autorenporträt
ROGER BEAUMONT is Professor of History at Texas A&M University. He is author of Military Elites: Special Fighting Units in the Modern World, Sword of the Raj: The British Army in India, 1747-1947, and The Nerves of War, a short history of command and control. His numerous articles have appeared in publications such as Journal of Contemporary History, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Signal, Royal United Services Institute Journal and Military Affairs. Dr. Beaumont is cofounder and North American editor of the journal Defense Analysis.