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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Simpson, Emile.     Subjects     Strategy.     Politics and war.     Afghan War, 2001-2021- -- Political aspects.     Counterinsurgency -- Political aspects -- Case studies.     Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan.     Insurgency -- Case studies.     World politics -- 21st century.     War (Philosophy)     Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-     Browse Catalog     by author:      Simpson, Emile.       by title:      War from the ground ...       by call number:      355.4 S613w     Search the Web     Simpson, Emile.     Strategy.     Politics and war.     Afghan War, 2001-2021- -- Political aspects.     Counterinsurgency -- Political aspects -- Case studies.     Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan.     Insurgency -- Case studies.     World politics -- 21st century.     War (Philosophy)     Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-       MARC Display

War from the ground up : twenty-first century combat as politics / Emile Simpson. by Simpson, Emile. Columbia University Press, 2018. Call #: 355.4 S613w Subjects Strategy.   Politics and war.   Afghan War, 2001-2021- -- Political aspects.   Counterinsurgency -- Political aspects -- Case studies.   Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan.   Insurgency -- Case studies.   World politics -- 21st century.   War (Philosophy)   Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001- ISBN:  9780190902087 (pbk.) Description:  x, 285 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Notes:  "With a new preface by Sir Michael Howard"--cover. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  The language of war -- Clausewitzian war and contemporary conflict -- Globalisation and contemporary conflict -- Strategic dialogue and political choice -- Liberal powers and strategic dialogue -- Pragmatism and operational thought -- British strategy in the Borneo confrontation 1962/6 -- Strategic narrative -- Ethos, vision and confidence in strategic narrative -- Conclusion: Contemporary strategic thought. Summary:  "[...] a philosophical treatise on war written by an Oxford grad who served in Afghanistan."--[source not specified] Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 355.4 S613w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 355.4 S613w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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