Rethinking the Principles of War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781591144823)

This work features the fresh thinking of twenty-eight leading authors from a variety of military and national security disciplines. Following an introduction by Lt. Gen. James Dubik, Commander I Corps, U.S. Army, the anthology first considers the general question of whether there is a distinctly American way of war. Dr. Colin Gray's opening essay The American Way of War: Critique and Implications provides a state of the question perspective. Sections on operational art, with writers addressing the issues in both conventional and small wars; stability and reconstruction; and intelligence complete the volume. Among the well-known contributors are Robert Scales, Mary Kaldor, Ralph Peters, Jon Sumida, Grant Hammond, Milan Vego, and T.X. Hammes. The anthology is part of a larger Rethinking the Principles project, sponsored by the Office of Force Transformation and the U.S. Navy to examine approaches to the future of warfare. Footnotes, index, and a bibliographic essay make the work a useful tool for students of war and general readers alike.

Author: Anthony D. McIvor
ISBN-10: 1591144825
ISBN-13: 9781591144823
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 593
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.04w x 1.33d