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0300160968
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0300060343
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0300080697
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0585346887
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9780300160963
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9780300060348
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9780300080698
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9780585346885
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Scott Sigmund Gartner develops a theory to explain how military and government leaders evaluate wartime performance, how much they change strategies in response to this evaluation, and why they are frequently at odds when discussing the success or failure of strategic performance. Blending history, decision theory, and mathematical modeling, Gartner argues that military personnel do reevaluate their strategies and that they measure the performance of a strategy through quantitative, "dominant" indicators. Gartner tests his argument with three case studies: the British shift to convoys in World War I following the German imposition of unrestricted submarine warfare; the lack of change in British naval policy in the Battle of the Atlantic following the German introduction of Wolf Packs in World War II; and the American decision to deescalate in Vietnam after the Tet Offensive. He also tests his approach in a non-war situation, analyzing the Carter Administration's decision to launch the hostage rescue attempt
Content:
Strategy and organization -- The dominant indicator approach -- British antisubmarine decision making in World War I -- British antisubmarine decision making in World War II -- U.S. ground strategy in the Vietnam War -- Disagreement during the Vietnam War and the hostage rescue attempt in Iran -- Decision making in war -- Apendixes. Appendix A: World War I data ; Appendix B: World War II data ; Appendix C: Vietnam War data ; Appendix D: President Carter's approval rating
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index
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English
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ISBN 9780300060348
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0300060343
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780300080698
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ISBN 0300080697
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Gartner, Scott Sigmund, 1963- Strategic assessment in war New Haven, Conn : Yale University Press, ©1997
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