Opis: War from the Ground Up - Emile Simpson

*** Shortlisted for the RUSI Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature*** SHORTLISTED FOR BRITISH ARMY BOOK OF THE YEAR In the wars in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and in recent conflicts more generally, liberal powers have blurred the line between military and political activity. Operationally, such blurring is highly effective: it works on the ground. Conversely, in strategic terms, it erases the distinction between war and peace. This, Simpson contends, is undesirable: how can policy control armed force, if armed force is a direct extension of policy? As the information revolution reinforces the politicisation of combat, this is likely to be an irreversible trend. The question this book seeks to answer is not whether the West should engage in such practices, but how to manage, gain advantage from, and mitigate the associated risks. Liberal powers need to win conflicts on the ground, and yet preserve a healthy distinction between war and peace. Failure to preserve that distinction will result in those powers being caught in endless conflicts for which they are operationally ill-equipped.War From The Ground Up offers a distinctive perspective in its consideration of the concept of contemporary warfare. While most accounts of conflict survey the battlefield from an academic perspective, or across it as a personal combat narrative, Simpson looks up from the front line to consider the concepts that put him there, and how they played out. 'Deserves to be seen as a coda to Clausewitz's On War.' - Michael Howard, TLS; 'Should be read by all aspiring military commanders and their Whitehall masters.' - The Guardian; 'Ministers would do well to read Simpson's fascinating and provocative study before they launch their next lunge into the unknown. They might then better understand how elusive in modern conflict are the concepts of winning and losing.' --Max Hastings, The Sunday Times

Szczegóły: War from the Ground Up - Emile Simpson

Tytuł: War from the Ground Up
Autor: Emile Simpson
Wydawnictwo: Hurst
ISBN: 9781849046640
Rok wydania: 2015
Ilość stron: 288
Oprawa: Miękka

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