The Science of War: Back to First Principles

by Brian Holden-Reid (Editor)

Overview

Forty years of confrontation in Europe have produced a complex set of conditioned reflexes in western military thinking. With the ending of the Warsaw pact, planning and analysis specialists have had to look again at the basic principles of war: there is no sure ground any more. The analysis of threat and response has been transformed and new patte

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134895618
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/05/1993
Series:	The Operational Level of War
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Brian Holden-Reid

Table of Contents

List of illustrations, Notes on contributors, Preface, Introduction, 1 THE LESSONS OF THE 1920s AND MODERN EXPERIENCE, 2 THE CONTRIBUTION OF ORIGINALITY TO MILITARY SUCCESS, 3 ECONOMY OF EFFORT: A PASSIVE PRINCIPLE, 4 LIDDELL HART AND THE INDIRECT APPROACH TO STRATEGY, 5 BURMA, 1943–5: WHAT LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE?, 6 INCREASING TEMPO ON THE MODERN BATTLEFIELD, 7 DEPTH FIREPOWER: THE VIOLENT, ENABLING ELEMENT, 8 THE FUTURE OF SURPRISE ON THE TRANSPARENT BATTLEFIELD, 9 THE IMPACT OF THE MEDIA ON THE PROSECUTION OF CONTEMPORARY WARFARE, 10 A STUDY OF EUROPEAN DEFENCE NEEDS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, Index

Editorial Reviews

Lays down a theoretical grounding in the principles of the planning and conduct of war at the operational level, in light of the end of the Cold War and the probability of increased conflicts similar to the war against Iraq. Among the topics are originality, depth firepower, the element of surprise, and the role of the media. Addressed to officers and senior officials in or soon to be in command positions, and also of interest to military historians and analysts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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