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Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle

by Stephen D. Biddle
$13.90
Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle
Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle

Force employment's pivotal role in modern combat.

If you're passionate about military strategy and intrigued by the complex interplay between technology and tactics, "Military Power" is the kind of thought-provoking read you'd appreciate. Stephen Biddle takes us beyond the common assumption that bigger and more advanced armies win wars. He makes a compelling argument about the crucial importance of how these forces are employed, offering a fresh perspective that could redefine your understanding of military history and future strategies.

  • Arthur Ross Book Award for Silver Medal (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle

by Stephen D. Biddle
$13.90
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ISBN: 9780691128023
Authors: Stephen D. Biddle
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date of Publication: 2006-07-23
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, History, Politics
Related Topics: History, Political Science, War, World History, Politics, Government
Goodreads rating: 4.13
(rated by 192 readers)

Description

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. In a landmark reconception of battle and war, this book provides a systematic account of how force employment interacts with materiel to produce real combat outcomes. Stephen Biddle argues that force employment is central to modern war, becoming increasingly important since 1900 as the key to surviving ever more lethal weaponry. Technological change produces opposite effects depending on how forces are employed; to focus only on materiel is thus to risk major error - with serious consequences for both policy and scholarship. In clear, fluent prose, Biddle provides a systematic account of force employment's role and shows how this account holds up under rigorous, multimethod testing. The results challenge a wide variety of standard views, from current expectations for a revolution in military affairs to mainstream scholarship in international relations and orthodox interpretations of modern military history. Military Power will have a resounding impact on both scholarship in the field and on policy debates over the future of warfare, the size of the military, and the makeup of the defense budget.
 

Force employment's pivotal role in modern combat.

If you're passionate about military strategy and intrigued by the complex interplay between technology and tactics, "Military Power" is the kind of thought-provoking read you'd appreciate. Stephen Biddle takes us beyond the common assumption that bigger and more advanced armies win wars. He makes a compelling argument about the crucial importance of how these forces are employed, offering a fresh perspective that could redefine your understanding of military history and future strategies.

  • Arthur Ross Book Award for Silver Medal (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.