Format:
1 online resource (248 pages)
ISBN:
9781442201323
Content:
In Winning at War, Christian Potholm explains how seven variables_technology, sustained ruthlessness, discipline, receptivity to innovation, protection of military capital from civilians and rulers, will, and the belief that there will always be another war_have served as predictors of military success over time and across cultures. He provides case studies of their implementation, from ancient battles to today.
Content:
Preface -- 1 -- Introduction: The Template of Mars -- 2 -- Superior Weapons and Technology Entrepreneurship -- 3 -- Superior Discipline -- 4 -- Sustained but Controlled Ruthlessness -- 5 -- Receptivity to Military and Integrative Innovation -- 6 -- The Ability and Willingness to Protect Capital from People and Rulers -- 7 -- The Centrality of Superior Will -- 8 -- The Belief That There Will Always Be Another War -- 9 -- Applying the Template: A Battle -- 10 -- Applying the Template: A War -- Notes -- About the Author.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781442201309
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781442201309
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=483876
