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The meaning of military victory / Robert Mandel.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006.Description: x, 190 p ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • v
ISBN:
  • 1588264483
  • 9781588264480
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Meaning of military victory.LOC classification:
  • U163 .M11
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Contents:
Introduction : military victory and strategic victory -- Modern victory in historical context -- Morality and victory -- Misconceptions surrounding victory -- Victory in recent wars? -- Victory challenges in contemporary warfare -- Special victory challenges in unconventional wars -- Conclusion : managing strategic victory.
Review: "How has the concept of victory evolved as the nature of conflict itself has changed across time, circumstance, and culture? And to what end? Robert Mandel Addresses these questions, considering the meanings, misperceptions, and challenges associated with military victory in the context of the nontraditional wars of recent decades."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-186) and index.

Introduction : military victory and strategic victory -- Modern victory in historical context -- Morality and victory -- Misconceptions surrounding victory -- Victory in recent wars? -- Victory challenges in contemporary warfare -- Special victory challenges in unconventional wars -- Conclusion : managing strategic victory.

"How has the concept of victory evolved as the nature of conflict itself has changed across time, circumstance, and culture? And to what end? Robert Mandel Addresses these questions, considering the meanings, misperceptions, and challenges associated with military victory in the context of the nontraditional wars of recent decades."--Jacket.

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