The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
by Smith, Rupert
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good in very good dust jacket. Near new condition, showing slight shelf wear.
- ISBN 10
- 0307265625
- ISBN 13
- 9780307265623
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Bremerton, Washington, United States
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Synopsis
From a highly decorated general, a brilliant new way of understanding war and its role in the twenty-first century.Drawing on his vast experience as a commander during the first Gulf War, and in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Northern Ireland, General Rupert Smith gives us a probing analysis of modern war. He demonstrates why today's conflicts must be understood as intertwined political and military events, and makes clear why the current model of total war has failed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other recent campaigns. Smith offers a compelling contemporary vision for how to secure our world and the consequences of ignoring the new, shifting face of war.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- The Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0003743
- Title
- The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World
- Author
- Smith, Rupert
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0307265625
- ISBN 13
- 9780307265623
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2007
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