| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 337 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER ONE. Introduction -- CHAPTER TWO. A Literature Built on Weak Foundations -- CHAPTER THREE. The Modern System -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Modern System, Preponderance, and Changing Technology -- CHAPTER FIVE. Operation MICHAEL-The Second Battle of the Somme, March 21-April 9, 1918 -- CHAPTER SIX. Operation GOODWOOD-July 18-20, 1944 -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Operation DESERT STORM-January 17-February 28, 1991 -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Statistical Tests -- CHAPTER NINE. Experimental Tests -- CHAPTER TEN. Conclusion -- APPENDIX. A Formal Model of Capability -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. In a landmark reconception of battle and war, this book provides a systematic account of how force employment interacts with materiel to produce real combat outcomes. Stephen Biddle argues that force employment is central to modern war, becoming increasingly important since 1 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource, title from digital title page (viewed on March 10, 2021) |
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Deployment (Strategy)
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Offensive (Military science)
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Defensive (Military science)
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Military art and science -- History -- 20th century
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Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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HISTORY -- Military -- General.
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Defensive (Military science)
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Deployment (Strategy)
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Military art and science
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Military history, Modern
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Offensive (Military science)
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Kriegführung
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Taktik
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Obrona (nauka wojenna)
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Atak (nauka wojenna)
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Strategia.
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Historia wojskowa -- 20 w.
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Sztuka i nauka wojenna -- 20 w.
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Operationskonst (militärväsen)
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Krigföring.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781400837823 |
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1400837820 |
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