03287cam a2200577 i 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077015001900094016001800113020003000131020002700161020002600188020002300214020002700237029002100264029002100285029001800306029002100324029002200345035003900367040002400406042000800430050001300438100002800451245008800479264006700567300004600634336002600680504006700706505019800773520119600971600001502167650003002182650002102212650000902233650002102242650002002263650003502283650001402318650002702332650003502359650002602394650001402420700002802434758016202462942002502624948004502649999001502694ocn869825280OCoLC20241212131731.0140131s2015    enka     b    001 0 eng    a  2014004058  aGBB2C22262bnb7 a0162249532Uk  a9780415643030q(hardback)  a0415643031q(hardback)  a9780415643047q(pbk.)  a041564304Xq(pbk.)  z9780203080726q(ebook)1 aCHBISb0100974541 aCHVBKb3193415341 aNZ1b161154801 aUKMGBb0162249531 aAU@b000052496853  a(OCoLC)869825280z(OCoLC)795010704  bengcGAFCSC LIBRARY  apcc00aU102bA41 aAngstrom, Jan,eauthor.10aContemporary military theory :bthe dynamics of war /cJan Angstrom and J.J. Widen. 1aLondon ;aNew York :bRoutledge/Taylor & Francis Group,c2015.  aviii, 205 pages :billustrations ;c26 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 179-201) and index.0 aMilitary theory: an introduction -- War -- Strategy -- The principles of war -- Joint operations -- Land operations -- Sea operations -- Air operations -- The dynamics of war: some conclusions.  aThe book aims to provide the reader with a state-of-the-art introduction to classic and modern military theory. The text accounts for the most important theories within the field by developing and analyzing these theories, as well as problematizing both their normative and explanatory aims. While focusing on military theory, the book does not only reflect a single way of relating to knowledge of war and warfare, but furthers learning by introducing contrasting perspectives as well as constantly criticizing the theories. There is a clear need for an introductory text for the entire field of military theory that focuses whole-heartedly on the theories - not on their context or how they are expressed in practice during war. This book covers such questions as how we should understand the changing character of war, the utility of force and how the pursuit of political ends is achieved through military means. It draws upon and illustrates military thought through a wide-ranging number of examples from the Napoleonic Wars to the current war in Afghanistan. This book will be of great interest for students of military theory, strategic studies, security studies and defence studies.17aKrieg2gnd 0aMilitary art and science. 0aWar (Philosophy) 0aWar. 2aMilitary Science 2aArmed Conflicts 7aMilitary art and science2fast 7aWar2fast 7aWar (Philosophy)2fast 7aMilitary art and science.2nli 7aWar (Philosophy)2nli 7aWar.2nli1 aWiden, Jerker,eauthor.  ihas work:aContemporary military theory (Text)1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGdjyTKkGMw684mvBFG7f34https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork  2lcccBKkU102mA4n0  hNO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 50 OTHER HOLDINGS  c3025d3025