The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World - Brossura

Smith, Rupert

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ISBN 10: 0307278115 ISBN 13: 9780307278111

Casa editrice: Vintage Books, 2008

Riassunto

A career British military officer offers a thought-provoking analysis of why we use military force to solve political problems, why victory on the battlefield does not solve the problems, and other important issues, while calling for a new approach that adapts the methods of warfare to each individual conflict. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“One of the most important books on modern warfare in the last decade. We would be better off if the United States had a few more generals like him.” —The Washington Post Book World

 

“An impressive and absorbing work of military analysis. . . . Smith is the Clausewitz of low-intensity conflict and peacekeeping operations. . . . He brilliantly lays bare the newfound limits of Western military power.” —The New York Times Book Review

 

“It is hard to overstate the devastating nature of this book as an indictment of almost everything the West has done in recent years, and is doing today.” —The Sunday Telegraph

“A closely argued, searching textbook on strategy and the efficient use of military power in the post-Cold War era.” —The New York Times

L'autore:

General Rupert Smith spent 40 years in the British Army, commanding the UK Armoured Division in the Gulf War, general in charge in Northern Ireland, commander of the UN forces in Bosnia and Deputy Commander of NATO. He lives in London.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Vintage Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0307278115
• ISBN 13: 9780307278111
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 430