01708cam a22003738a 4500 17414428 20170105102915.0 120803s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng 2012031599 9780231704069 (alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC a-af--- U162 .S54 2012 355.4 23 Simpson, Emile. War from the ground up : twenty-first century combat as politics / Emile Simpson. New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. 1310 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. 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- 7 rix orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 15307 15307 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-09-30 0 355.4 SIM 2012 CIPS0001665 2013-11-26 2013-11-26 BK