Bogens tese er, at masse, materiet og teknologi alene ikke er den afgørende faktor, men at doktrin og måden, som styrkerne indsættes på også er af betydning. Forfatteren analyserer en række kendte slag, nemlig Operation Michael - det andet slag ved Somme i 1918, Operation Goodwo…
In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and ta…
In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and ta…
"This book provides a systematic account of how force employment interacts with materiel to produce real combat outcomes. Stephen Biddle argues that force employment is central to modern war, becoming increasingly important since 1900 as the key to surviving ever more lethal wea…
This text provides an analysis of the guerrilla fighter's means and methods. Taber explains that whether ideological, nationalistic or religious, all guerrilla insurgencies use similar tactics to advance their cause. "The guerilla fights the war of the flea, and his military en…
Provides an interpretation of the disastrous offensives of August 1914 by the military strategists of Europe's major continental powers and why they choose to defy the inexorable constraints of time, space, and technology, which so heavily favored the defensive. Explained are th…
