War, Chaos, and History

Sommario

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

Info autore

ROGER BEAUMONT has taught history at Texas A&M since 1974. He served two tours of active duty with the army as a military police officer. A cofounder and former North American editor of Defense Analysis, Beaumont was the first historian named as a Secretary of the Navy Fellow at the U.S. Naval Academy. The most recent of his 10 books and monographs is Joint Military Operations: A Short History (Greenwood, 1993).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Roger Beaumont
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.11.1994
• EAN: 9780275949495
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94949-5
• Pagine: 232
• Peso: 510 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; History, HISTORY / Military / General, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, Security Studies: Conflict