Reconsidering the American Way of War - Us Military Practice From the Revolution to Afghanistan

Klappentext 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, and most smaller US conflicts to determine what patterns, if any, existed in American uses of force. Zusammenfassung 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! and most smaller US conflicts to determine what patterns! if any! existed in American uses of force. > Preface I. Preludes 1. American Ways of War: Turns in Interpretation 2. American Strategic Culture: An Elusive Fiction 3. American Military Art: A Misleading Analogy II. American Military Practice 4. The Revolutionary War to the Mexican War 5. The Civil War to the Boxer Rebellion 6. The Caribbean Wars to the Korean Conflict 7. The Gueatemalan Coup to the War on Terror Conclusion Bibiography Index

Product details

• Authors: Antulio J. Echevarria, Echevarria Antulio J.
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.05.2014
• EAN: 9781626160675
• ISBN: 978-1-62616-067-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / United States, Defence strategy, planning & research, Warfare and defence, Supercomputers, Combat / defence skills & manuals