Westerners have long fetishized Oreintal warfare, hoping wither to emulate enemy strategy or assimilate members of Eastern and martial races into their ranks. Yet, at the same time, Eastern warriors such as the Taliban and Hezbollah inflict shock and surprise, reinventing themse…
This book argues against the idea that culture dictates the strategy of war and only encompasses an ambiguous repertoire of ideas rather than a clear code of action. The author warns of the danger of fetishizing the exotic, which complicates a more accurate understanding of the …
"This book is the first in-depth history of Britain's decision to invade Iraq since the Chilcot Inquiry released its report. The volume controversially argues that it was a blunder, or a careless failure of judgement" (ed.).
This work is a 'post Chilcot' history of Britain's decision to go to war in Iraq in March 2003. Deploying the large number of primary documents and retrospective testimonies of participants, Blunder reconstructs the assumptions underlying decisions, the policy 'world' that parti…
Why did Britain go to war in Iraq in 2003? Existing accounts stress dodgy dossiers, intelligence failures, and the flaws of individual leaders. Deploying the large number of primary documents now available, this book puts ideas at the centre of the story. As the book argues, Bri…
Why did Britain go to war in Iraq in 2003? Existing accounts stress dodgy dossiers, intelligence failures, and the flaws of individual leaders. Deploying the large number of primary documents now available, this book puts ideas at the centre of the story. As the book argues, Bri…