Thinking Beyond War : Civil-Military Relations and Why America Fails to Win the Peace

I. Wilson

ISBN 10: 140398199X / ISBN 13: 9781403981998

Published by Palgrave Macmillan Us Jan 2008, 2008

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Neuware - This book argues that a major reason for America's propensity to 'lose the peace' is the way the nation defines war and how the U.S. military is currently organized for warfare. The author offers new propositions and operational approaches to war-planning that give new hope and practical solutions to overcoming the paradox of American Way of War.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thinking Beyond War : Civil-Military Relations and Why America Fails to Win the Peace
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Us Jan 2008
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140398199X
• ISBN 13: 9781403981998
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 157H x 28D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 28 millimeters depth
• Weight: 658 grams

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Synopsis

This book argues that a major reason for America's propensity to 'lose the peace' is the way the nation defines war and how the U.S. military is currently organized for warfare. The author offers new propositions and operational approaches to war-planning that give new hope and practical solutions to overcoming the paradox of American Way of War.

About the Author

ISAIAH WILSON is International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations.