Angola Clausewitz And The American Way Of War
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Angola Clausewitz And The American Way Of War
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Author : John S. McCain (IV.)
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-04-11
Angola Clausewitz And The American Way Of War written by John S. McCain (IV.) and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-11 with Angola categories.
For over twenty years, the South African Border War was fought to counter the influence of Marxism-Leninism and to maintain control of Namibia. The South African people relied on cultural tools and adaptive strategies to protect their own interests. John S. McCain IV isn't interested in taking sides on this issue; instead, he analyzes the military's tactics, operational effectiveness, and strategy. Angola, Clausewitz, and the American Way of War explores the concept of strategy making in war within the context of the South African Border War. It describes the danger of leaning on middle-range theories over general theories and of starting the decision-making process in the middle rather than at the top. Wars should not be forced into a type as one thing or another-and then assumed to be all the same, based on that type. Each individual war should be seen for what it is, unique, and those in charge should be prepared to make changes and reevaluate every step of the way to account for all the moving pieces and the realities on the ground. In the same vein as The Direction of War by Hew Strachan, McCain recognizes that US wars since 9/11 have been poorly strategized. This heavily researched volume challenges traditional approaches to conflict and suggests ways they could be improved.
Historical Dictionary Of Angola
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Author : W. Martin James
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2018-03-01
Historical Dictionary Of Angola written by W. Martin James and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-01 with History categories.
Angola, slowly recovering from a twenty-seven year civil war, is becoming a regional super-power in southern Africa. This rise can be attributed to oil, diamonds, a battle-tested armed forces and a political system that is dominated by one party – the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola – MPLA). Problems remain to be solved. The vast wealth is in the control of the elite while the vast majority of the people live on less than two dollars per day. Corruption is rife, the health and education system in shambles, landmines remain a festering problem and the opposition is intimidated and split into various factions. President Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled Angola for almost thirty-eight years, has opted not to run for re-election in the August 2017 elections. Instead his hand-picked successor João Lourenço was elected president. Interestingly, dos Santos has not surrendered his presidency of the party. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Angola contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Angola.
War S Logic
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Author : Antulio J. Echevarria II
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-02-18
War S Logic written by Antulio J. Echevarria II and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-18 with History categories.
Surveys how American strategic theorists have understood the nature and character of war in the twentieth century.
Why America Loses Wars
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Author : Donald Stoker
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-08-29
Why America Loses Wars written by Donald Stoker and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-29 with History categories.
This provocative challenge to US policy and strategy maintains that America endures endless wars because its leaders no longer know how to think about war.
The Direction Of War
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Author : Hew Strachan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-12-05
The Direction Of War written by Hew Strachan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-05 with History categories.
A major contribution to our understanding of contemporary warfare and strategy by one of the world's leading military historians.
Clausewitz And African War
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Author : Isabelle Duyvesteyn
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-09-30
Clausewitz And African War written by Isabelle Duyvesteyn and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-30 with Education categories.
Oil, diamonds, timber, food aid - just some of the suggestions put forward as explanations for African wars in the past decade. Another set of suggestions focuses on ethnic and clan considerations. These economic and ethnic or clan explanations contend that wars are specifically not fought by states for political interests with mainly conventional military means, as originally suggested by Carl von Clausewitz in the 19th century. This study shows how alternative social organizations to the state can be viewed as political actors using war as a political instrument.
The Cambridge Companion To Nelson Mandela
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Author : Rita Barnard
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-01-31
The Cambridge Companion To Nelson Mandela written by Rita Barnard and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Nelson Mandela is one of the most revered figures of our time. The essays in this Companion, written by experts in history, anthropology, jurisprudence, cinema, literature, and visual studies, examine how Mandela became the icon he is today and ponder the meanings and uses of his internationally recognizable image.
The New Art Of War
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Author : Geoffrey F. Weiss
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-09-02
The New Art Of War written by Geoffrey F. Weiss and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-02 with History categories.
Many of war's lethal failures are attributable to ignorance caused by a dearth of contemporary, accessible theory to inform warfighting, strategy, and policy. To remedy this problem, Colonel Geoffrey F. Weiss offers an ambitious new survey of war's nature, character, and future in the tradition of Sun Tzu and Clausewitz. He begins by melding philosophical and military concepts to reveal war's origins and to analyze war theory's foundational ideas. Then, leveraging science, philosophy, and the wisdom of war's master theorists, Colonel Weiss presents a genuinely original framework and lexicon that characterizes and clarifies the relationships between humanity, politics, strategy, and combat; explains how and why war changes form; offers a methodology for forecasting future war; and ponders the permanence of war as a human activity. The New Art of War is an indispensable guide for understanding human conflict that will change how we think and communicate about war.
The Dynamics Of Military Revolution 1300 2050
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Author : MacGregor Knox
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-08-27
The Dynamics Of Military Revolution 1300 2050 written by MacGregor Knox and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-27 with History categories.
This book studies the changes that have marked war in the Western World since the thirteenth century.
Composite Warfare
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Author : Eeben Barlow
language : en
Publisher: 30 Degrees South Publishers
Release Date : 2016-04-30
Composite Warfare written by Eeben Barlow and has been published by 30 Degrees South Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-30 with History categories.
Composite Warfare presents African soldiers and scholars with a true African 'Art of War'. As a continent, Africa presents her armies with a vast, dynamic and multidimensional operating environment. It has numerous complex and diverse ethnic, religious, cultural and tribal interests and loyalties, along with many multifaceted threat-drivers coupled to varied and infrastructure-poor terrain plus vast climatic variations. The continent is, furthermore, characterized by numerous half-won conflicts and wars fought by incorrectly structured, inadequately trained and ill-equipped armies. For many reasons, these forces have difficulty adapting to the complex, demanding and rapidly changing environments they do battle in. Similarly, the armies have difficulty in decisively defeating the various threats they face. Many of these problems stem from the fact that numerous modern-day African armies are merely clones of the armies established by their once-colonial masters, their Cold War allies or their new international allies. Many of the principles and tactics, techniques and procedures they were - and still are - being taught relate to fighting in Europe and not in Africa. Some of these concepts are not even relevant to Africa. This book is intended as a guide and textbook for African soldiers and scholars who wish to understand the development of hostilities, strategy, operational design, doctrine and tactics. It also illustrates the importance of nonpartisanship and the mission and role of the armed forces. Officers, NCOs and their subordinates need to, furthermore, understand their role in defending and protecting the government and the people they serve. They additionally need to know how to successfully accomplish their numerous missions with aggression, audacity, boldness, speed and surprise. The book provides the reader with valuable information relating to conventional and unconventional maneuver. It also discusses how African armies can, with structured and balanced forces, achieve strategic, operational and tactical success. It covers the role of government along with operations related to war, operations other than war and intelligence operations and how these operations, operating in a coordinated and unified manner, can secure and strengthen a government. Composite Warfare draws on the author's experiences and lessons in Central, Southern, East, West and North Africa where he has served numerous African governments as a politico-military strategist, division commander, division adviser, battalion commander and special operations commander.