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War from the ground up : twenty-first-century combat as politics / Emile Simpson.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: (Crises in world politics)Publication details: London : Hurst & Company, 2015.Description: x, 285 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781849046640
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.4. S567 2015
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgements—Introduction—1. The language of war—2. Clausewitzian war and contemporary conflict—3. Globalization and contemporary conflict—4. Strategic dialogue and political choice—5. Liberal powers and strategic dialogue—6. Pragmatism and operational thought—7. British strategy in the Borneo confrontation 1962-6—8. Strategic narrative—9. Ethos, vision and confidence in strategic narrative—Conclusion : contemporary strategic thought—Note—Index.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS371.4.S567 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by Liza Schuster. 3ACKU000392687
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Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Acknowledgements—Introduction—1. The language of war—2. Clausewitzian war and contemporary conflict—3. Globalization and contemporary conflict—4. Strategic dialogue and political choice—5. Liberal powers and strategic dialogue—6. Pragmatism and operational thought—7. British strategy in the Borneo confrontation 1962-6—8. Strategic narrative—9. Ethos, vision and confidence in strategic narrative—Conclusion : contemporary strategic thought—Note—Index.

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