Simpson, Emile.

War from the ground up : twenty-first century combat as politics / Emile Simpson. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. - 285p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780231704069 (alk. paper)

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Strategy.
Politics and war.
Afghan War, 2001---Political aspects.
Counterinsurgency--Political aspects--Case studies.
Counterinsurgency--Afghanistan.
Insurgency--Case studies.
World politics--21st century.
War (Philosophy)


Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-

U162 / .S54 2012

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