The Causes of Wars, by Michael Howard
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 99, Heft 2, S. 345-346
ISSN: 1538-165X
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In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 99, Heft 2, S. 345-346
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: The Washington quarterly, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 86-95
ISSN: 1530-9177
In: The Washington quarterly, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 86-95
ISSN: 0163-660X, 0147-1465
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The papers published in this volume resulted from a conference on early Greek hoplite warfare held at Yale University in April 2008. The idea for the conference grew out of a spirited debate that took place following a panel presentation at the American Philological Association's annual meeting at San Diego in January 2007, 'New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare'
Donald Kagan: "Perikles". Die Geburt der Demokratie. Aus dem Amerikanischen von Ulrich Enderwitz. Verlag Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1992. 384 S., geb., 48,- DM
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 111, Heft 4, S. 722
ISSN: 0032-3195
In: Foreign affairs: an American quarterly review, Band 74, Heft 2, S. 148
ISSN: 2327-7793
In: The Western heritage 2
In: Yale Library of Military History
According to the prevailing view of counterinsurgency, the key to defeating insurgents is selecting methods that will win the people's hearts and minds. The hearts-and-minds theory permeates not only most counterinsurgency books of the twenty-first century but the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual, the U.S. military's foremost text on counterinsurgency. Mark Moyar assails this conventional wisdom, asserting that the key to counterinsurgency is selecting commanders who have superior leadership abilities. Whereas the hearts-and-minds school recommends allocating much labor and treasure to economic, social, and political reforms, Moyar advocates concentrating resources on security, civil administration, and leadership development.Moyar presents a wide-ranging history of counterinsurgency, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to Afghanistan and Iraq, that draws on the historical record and interviews with hundreds of counterinsurgency veterans, including top leaders in today's armed forces. Through a series of case studies, Moyar identifies the ten critical attributes of counterinsurgency leadership and reveals why these attributes have been much more prevalent in some organizations than others. He explains how the U.S. military and America's allies in Afghanistan and Iraq should revamp their personnel systems in order to elevate more individuals with those attributes.A Question of Command will reshape the study and practice of counterinsurgency warfare. With counterinsurgency now one of the most pressing issues facing the United States, this book is a must-read for policymakers, military officers, and citizens
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In: Foreign affairs: an American quarterly review, Band 82, Heft 5, S. 174
ISSN: 2327-7793
In: Commentary, Band 110, Heft 2, S. 42-46
ISSN: 0010-2601
World Affairs Online
In: The Journal of Military History, Band 60, Heft 2, S. 358