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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-
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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-
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War from the ground up : twenty-first century combat as politics / Emile Simpson.
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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]
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