Winning at war : seven keys to military victory throughout history / Christian P. Potholm.
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- 9781442201323
- 1442201320
- 1282480588
- 9781282480582
- 9786612480584
- 6612480580
- 355.02 22
- U104
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The template of Mars -- Superior weapons and technology entrepreneurship -- Superior discipline -- Sustained but controlled ruthlessness -- Receptivity to military and integrative innovation -- The ability and willingness to protect capital from people and rulers -- The centrality of superior will -- The belief there will always be another war -- Applying the template : a battle -- Applying the template : a war.
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"What are the independent variables that determine success in war? Drawing on forty years of studying and teaching war, political scientist Christian P. Potholm presents a 'template of Mars, ' seven variables that have served as predictors of military success"--EBL book details.
"Drawing on forty years of studying and teaching war, political scientist Christian P. Potholm presents a 'template of Mars' -- seven variables that have served as predictors of military success over time and across cultures. In Winning at war, Potholm explains these variables -- technology, sustained ruthlessness, discipline, receptivity to innovation, protection of military capital from civilians and rulers, will, and the belief that there will always be another war -- and provides case studies of their implementation, from ancient battles to today'"--Jacket.
English.
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