Military Power : : Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle /

Military Power : : Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle / / Stephen Biddle.

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materi...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Biddle, Stephen,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010]
©2004
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.) :; 37 line illus. 12 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • CHAPTER ONE. Introduction
  • CHAPTER TWO. A Literature Built on Weak Foundations
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Modern System
  • CHAPTER FOUR. The Modern System, Preponderance, and Changing Technology
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Operation MICHAEL-The Second Battle of the Somme, March 21-April 9, 1918
  • CHAPTER SIX. Operation GOODWOOD-July 18-20, 1944
  • CHAPTER SEVEN. Operation DESERT STORM-January 17-February 28, 1991
  • CHAPTER EIGHT. Statistical Tests
  • CHAPTER NINE. Experimental Tests
  • CHAPTER TEN. Conclusion
  • APPENDIX. A Formal Model of Capability
  • Notes
  • Index

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