Military Power Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle

Name: Military Power Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle
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ISBN: 9780691128023

ISBN-10: 0691128022

ISBN-13: 9780691128023

Edition: 2004

Authors: Stephen Biddle

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Widespread expectations of military revolution & standard theories of military power's role in international politics both exaggerate materiel's role in war. This book advances a systematic account of how material & non-material variables interact in combat.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 7/23/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Preface


Abbreviations



Introduction



A Literature Built on Weak Foundations



The Modern System



The Modern System, Preponderance, and Changing Technology



Operation Michael-The Second Battle of the Somme, March 21-April 9, 1918



Operation Goodwood-July 18-20, 1944



Operation Desert Storm-January 17-February 28, 1991



Statistical Tests



Experimental Tests



Conclusion


Appendix A Formal Model of Capability


Notes


Index