War, Chaos, and History

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Chaos, Complexity, and Defense Analytics
On the Military Utility of Military History
The Fragility of Doctrine
Battle Cruisers, Tank Destroyers, Heavy Fighters: Doctrines Gone Astray
The Chaotic Sense of War
The Ordering Impulse
Matching Frequencies: Complexity and Creativity
Chaos Upon Chaos: The Environmental Impact of War
Considerations and Conclusions

About the author

ROGER BEAUMONT is Professor of History at Texas A&M University. He is author of Military Elites: Special Fighting Units in the Modern World, Sword of the Raj: The British Army in India, 1747-1947, and The Nerves of War, a short history of command and control. His numerous articles have appeared in publications such as Journal of Contemporary History, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Signal, Royal United Services Institute Journal and Military Affairs. Dr. Beaumont is cofounder and North American editor of the journal Defense Analysis.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Beaumont
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.1994
• EAN: 9780275949495
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94949-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Weight: 510 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, HISTORY / Military / General, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, Security Studies: Conflict