Reconsidering The American Way Of War
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Author |
: Antulio J. EchevarriaII |
Publisher |
: Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages |
: 230 |
Release |
: 2014-05-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781626160682 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1626160686 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Reconsidering the American Way of War by : Antulio J. EchevarriaII
Challenging several longstanding notions about the American way of war, this book examines US strategic and operational practice from 1775 to 2014. It surveys all major US wars from the War of Independence to the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as most smaller US conflicts to determine what patterns, if any, existed in American uses of force. Contrary to many popular sentiments, Echevarria finds that the American way of war is not astrategic, apolitical, or defined by the use of overwhelming force. Instead, the American way of war was driven more by political considerations than military ones, and the amount of force employed was rarely overwhelming or decisive. As a scholar of Clausewitz, Echevarria borrows explicitly from the Prussian to describe the American way of war not only as an extension of US policy by other means, but also the continuation of US politics by those means. The book’s focus on strategic and operational practice closes the gap between critiques of American strategic thinking and analyses of US campaigns. Echevarria discovers that most conceptions of American strategic culture fail to hold up to scrutiny, and that US operational practice has been closer to military science than to military art. Providing a fresh look at how America’s leaders have used military force historically and what that may mean for the future, this book should be of interest to military practitioners and policymakers, students and scholars of military history and security studies, and general readers interested in military history and the future of military power.
Author |
: Russell Frank Weigley |
Publisher |
: New York : Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 616 |
Release |
: 1973 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015007698312 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Way of War by : Russell Frank Weigley
In this authoritative and controversial study, Russel F. Weigley traces the emergence of a characteristic American way of war - in which the object of military strategy has come to mean total destruction of the enemy, first of his armed forces, often of the whole fabric of his society.
Author |
: Antulio Joseph Echevarria |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 42 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X004783518 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Toward an American Way of War by : Antulio Joseph Echevarria
The author examines the principal characteristics and ideas associated with the American way of war, past and present. He argues that Americans do not yet have a way of war. What they have is a way of battle. Moving from a way of battle toward a way of war will require some fundamental rethinking about the roles of the grammar and logic of war, about the nature U.S. civil-military relations, and about the practical resources necessary to translate military victory into strategic success.
Author |
: Eugene Jarecki |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2008-10-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781416544562 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1416544569 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis The American Way of War by : Eugene Jarecki
From the acclaimed creator of the award-winning documentary "Why We Fight" comes a deeply thought-provoking and revelatory examination of the deepest roots of American war-making and its troubling implications for the fate of American democracy.
Author |
: Antulio Joseph Echevarria |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015050552663 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis After Clausewitz by : Antulio Joseph Echevarria
"But Echevarria disputes this traditional view and convincingly shows that these theorists - Boguslawski, Goltz, Schlieffen, Hoening, and their American and European counterparts - were not the architects of outmoded theories. In fact, they duly appreciated the implications of the vast advances in modern weaponry (as well as in transportation and communications) and set about finding solutions that would restore offensive maneuver to the battlefield."--BOOK JACKET.
Author |
: Antulio J. Echevarria II |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2007-09-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191647611 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191647616 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Clausewitz and Contemporary War by : Antulio J. Echevarria II
While many scholars agree that Clausewitz's On War is frequently misunderstood, almost none have explored his methodology to see whether it might enhance our understanding of his concepts. This book lays out Clausewitz's methodology in a brisk and straightforward style. It then uses that as a basis for understanding his contributions to the ever growing body of knowledge of war. The specific contributions this study addresses are Clausewitz's theories concerning the nature of war, the relationship between war and politics, and several of the major principles of strategy he examined. These theories and principles lie at the heart of the current debates over the nature of contemporary conflict. They also underpin much of the instruction that prepares military and civilian leaders for their roles in the development and execution of military strategy. Thus, they are important even in circles where Clausewitz is only briefly studied. While understanding On War is no more a prerequisite for winning wars than knowledge is a requirement for exercising power, Clausewitz's opus has become something of an authoritative reference for those desiring to expand their knowledge of war. By linking method and concept, this book contributes significantly to that end.
Author |
: Antulio Joseph Echevarria |
Publisher |
: Strategic Studies Institute |
Total Pages |
: 29 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1584871563 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781584871569 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Toward an American Way of War by : Antulio Joseph Echevarria
The author examines the principal characteristics and ideas associated with the American way of war, past and present. He argues that Americans do not yet have a way of war. What they have is a way of battle. Moving from a way of battle toward a way of war will require some fundamental rethinking about the roles of the grammar and logic of war, about the nature U.S. civil-military relations, and about the practical resources necessary to translate military victory into strategic success.
Author |
: Antulio J. Echevarria II |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 309 |
Release |
: 2021-02-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107091979 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107091977 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis War's Logic by : Antulio J. Echevarria II
Surveys how American strategic theorists have understood the nature and character of war in the twentieth century.
Author |
: John Grenier |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 254 |
Release |
: 2005-01-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1139444700 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781139444705 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis The First Way of War by : John Grenier
This 2005 book explores the evolution of Americans' first way of war, to show how war waged against Indian noncombatant population and agricultural resources became the method early Americans employed and, ultimately, defined their military heritage. The sanguinary story of the American conquest of the Indian peoples east of the Mississippi River helps demonstrate how early Americans embraced warfare shaped by extravagant violence and focused on conquest. Grenier provides a major revision in understanding the place of warfare directed on noncombatants in the American military tradition, and his conclusions are relevant to understand US 'special operations' in the War on Terror.
Author |
: Ben Buley |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 216 |
Release |
: 2007-10-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134086429 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134086423 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The New American Way of War by : Ben Buley
By tracing the origins and evolution of the competing views on the political utility of force, this book sets the currently popular image of a new American way of war in its broader historical, cultural and political context, and provides an assessment of its future prospects.