Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, dictators and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on military decision-making, from over-ambitious goals to disregarding intelligence, terrain, or enemy capabilities. This not only wastes the lives of civilians, the enemy and one's own soldiers, but also fails to achieve geopolitical objectives, and usually lays the seeds for more wars down the line. Conflict scholar and former soldier Mike Martin takes the reader through the hard, elegant logic to fighting a conclusive interstate war that solves geopolitical problems, and reduces future conflict. In cool and precise prose, he outlines how to orchestrate military forces, from infantry to information, and from strategy to tactics.
Intro -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Photos -- Advance Praise for 'How to Fight a War' -- List of Figures and Maps -- Introduction: Why You Should Read 'How to Fight a War' -- Part 1 Intangible Fundamentals -- 1. Strategy and Intelligence -- 2. Logistics -- 3. Morale -- 4. Training -- Part 2 Tangible Capabilities -- 5. Land -- 6. Sea, Air and Space -- 7. Information and Cyber -- 8. Nuclear, Chemical Biological Weapons -- Part 3 How To Fight A War -- 9. The Art of Using Lethal Violence -- Conclusion: How to End a War -- Epilogue: The Future of War -- Index -- Back Cover.
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