William C. Martel

Victory in War (eBook, ePUB)

Foundations of Modern Strategy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

War demands that scholars and policy makers use victory in precise and coherent terms to communicate what the state seeks to achieve in war. The failure historically to define victory in consistent terms has contributed to confused debates when societies consider whether to wage war. This volume explores the development of a theoretical narrative or language of victory to help scholars and policy makers define carefully and precisely what they mean by victory in war in order to achieve a deeper understanding of victory as the foundation of strategy in the modern world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139063753
• Artikelnr.: 52994341

Autorenporträt

William C. Martel is Associate Professor of International Security Studies. His research and teaching interests are in international security and public policy. Formerly a Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval War College, he also served on the professional staff of the RAND Corporation in Washington, DC. He has been a consultant to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the U.S. Air Force and the USAF Scientific Advisory Board, and the National Security Council.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction; 2. Foundations of a general theory of victory; 3. Historical origins of victory; 4. Modern origins of victory; 5. American experience with victory; 6. American logic of victory; 7. 1986 raid on Libya; 8. 1989 invasion of Panama; 9. 1991 Persian Gulf War; 10. Intervention in Bosnia, Kosovo, 1992-1999; 11. Intervention in Afghanistan, 2001-2010; 12. 2003 invasion of Iraq; 13. Influence of military power on victory; 14. Conclusion.

Rezensionen

"William Martel has written and expanded an exceptional work on a critical subject. His book, Victory in War, insightfully addresses an issue that has plagued our modern strategic decision makers. Since the end of World War II, they have failed to effectively and clearly define and articulate 'victory' in the conflicts we fought. This work has been brilliantly researched and presented. Martel's book should be required reading for all those who set our strategic course and for all those who want to understand how this should be done."
- General Anthony C. Zinni USMC (Retired)