ISBN10: 0674007034, ISBN13: 9780674007031, [publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass.] Softcover Paperback. "If you want peace, prepare for war." "A buildup of offensive weapons can be purely defensive." "The worst road may be the best route to battle." Strategy is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions, Edward Luttwak shows-they exemplify the paradoxical logic that pervades the entire realm of conflict. In this widely acclaimed work, now revised and expanded, Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. Having participated in its planning, Luttwak examines the role of air power in the 1991 Gulf War, then detects the emergence of "post-heroic" war in Kosovo in 1999-an American war in which not a single American soldier was killed. In the tradition of Carl von Clausewitz, Strategy goes beyond paradox to expose the dynamics of reversal at work in the crucible of conflict. As victory is turned into defeat by over-extension, as war brings peace by exhaustion, ordinary linear logic is overthrown. Citing examples from ancient Rome to our own days, from Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor down to minor combat affrays, from the strategy of peace to the latest operational methods of war, this book by one of the world's foremost authorities reveals the ultimate logic of military failure and success, of war and peace. In this widely acclaimed work, now ...
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ISBN10: 0674007034, ISBN13: 9780674007031, [publisher: Harvard University Press Jan 2002] Softcover Neuware - In this widely acclaimed work, now revised and expanded, Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. He explores examples from ancient Rome to present day to reveal the ultimate logic of military failure and success, of war and peace. 5 tables.
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ISBN10: 0674007034, ISBN13: 9780674007031, [publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press] Softcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published
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Cambridge Belknap Press 2002 Revised ed. Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p.

ISBN10: 0674007034, ISBN13: 9780674007031, [publisher: Harvard University Press] Softcover 2002. Revised. Paperback. If you want peace, prepare for war. The worst road may be the best route to battle. Strategy, Edward Luttwak shows, is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions. In this book, Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Belknap Press 2002 Revised ed. Trade paperback New 2002. Revised. Paperback. If you want peace, prepare for war. The worst road may be the best route to battle. Strategy, Edward Luttwak shows, is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions. In this book, Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370......We ship daily from our Bookshop.

ISBN10: 0674007034, ISBN13: 9780674007031, [publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass.] Softcover Paperback. "If you want peace, prepare for war." "A buildup of offensive weapons can be purely defensive." "The worst road may be the best route to battle." Strategy is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions, Edward Luttwak shows-they exemplify the paradoxical logic that pervades the entire realm of conflict. In this widely acclaimed work, now revised and expanded, Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. Having participated in its planning, Luttwak examines the role of air power in the 1991 Gulf War, then detects the emergence of "post-heroic" war in Kosovo in 1999-an American war in which not a single American soldier was killed. In the tradition of Carl von Clausewitz, Strategy goes beyond paradox to expose the dynamics of reversal at work in the crucible of conflict. As victory is turned into defeat by over-extension, as war brings peace by exhaustion, ordinary linear logic is overthrown. Citing examples from ancient Rome to our own days, from Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor down to minor combat affrays, from the strategy of peace to the latest operational methods of war, this book by one of the world's foremost authorities reveals the ultimate logic of military failure and success, of war and peace. In this widely acclaimed work, now ...
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Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press 2002-01-31 Revised ed. Paperback New Size: 97x14x145; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, Date: 2002-01-31. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2002. Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press ISBN 0674007034 9780674007031 [US]