Victory To Defeat
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Victory To Defeat
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Author : Richard Dannatt
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2023-09-12
Victory To Defeat written by Richard Dannatt and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-12 with History categories.
A compelling history of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened. A salutary warning for modern Britain. The British Army won a convincing series of victories between 1916 and 1918. But by 1939 the British Army was an entirely different animal. The hard-won knowledge, experience and strategic vision that delivered victory after victory in the closing stages of the First World War had been lost. In the inter-war years there was plenty of talking, but very little focus on who Britain might have to fight, and how. Victory to Defeat clearly illustrates how the British Army wasn't prepared to fight a first-class European Army in 1939 for the simple reason that as a country Britain hadn't prepared itself to do so. The failure of the army's leadership led directly to its abysmal performance in Norway and France in 1940. Victory to Defeat is a captivating history of the mismanagement of a war-winning army. It is also a stark warning that we neglect to understand who our enemy might be, and how to defeat him, at the peril of our country. The British Army is now to be cut to its smallest size since 1714. Are we, this book asks, repeating the same mistakes again?
Defeat Into Victory
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Author : William Joseph Slim Slim (Viscount)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
Defeat Into Victory written by William Joseph Slim Slim (Viscount) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Burma-felttogene, 1942-1945 - den engelske general William Joseph Slim, "Bill" Slim, "Uncle Bill", 1891-1970, skrev i 1956 disse krigserindringer om de berømte felttog og kampe i Burma, hvor det efterhånden lykkedes at få vendt krigslykken og få nederlagene vendt til sejre, og få overtaget fra de ellers så mægtige og uovervindelige japanske styrker i Sydøstasien, speciel Burma og Nordindien. "It is a personal narrative, written from the standpoint of a corps or army commander in the field, whose outlook was often limited by his own surrondings. It is based on a short account I wrote at the time, a skeleton diary, some contemporary papers, and my recollection."
With Our Backs To The Wall
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Author : David Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2011-05-26
With Our Backs To The Wall written by David Stevenson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-26 with History categories.
FINANCIAL TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR and DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR Shortlisted for the 2012 DUKE OF WESTMINSTER MEDAL FOR MILITARY LITERATURE At the end of 1917 Britain and France faced a strategic nightmare. Their great offensives against Germany had been calamitous, leaving hundreds of thousands of young men dead and wounded for negligible territorial gains. Despite America's entry into the war the US army remained tiny, the Italian army had been routed, and Russia had dropped out of the conflict. The Central Powers now dominated Central and Eastern Europe, and Germany could move over forty divisions to the Western Front. Yet only one year later, on 11 November 1918, the fighting ended in a decisive Allied victory. Stevenson's rich and compelling book retells the story of 1918, and with penetrating original research goes to the very roots of this instrumental turning point in modern history.
Military Power
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Author : Stephen Biddle
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2010-12-16
Military Power written by Stephen Biddle and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-16 with Political Science categories.
In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which materiel is actually used. In a landmark reconception of battle and war, this book provides a systematic account of how force employment interacts with materiel to produce real combat outcomes. Stephen Biddle argues that force employment is central to modern war, becoming increasingly important since 1900 as the key to surviving ever more lethal weaponry. Technological change produces opposite effects depending on how forces are employed; to focus only on materiel is thus to risk major error--with serious consequences for both policy and scholarship. In clear, fluent prose, Biddle provides a systematic account of force employment's role and shows how this account holds up under rigorous, multimethod testing. The results challenge a wide variety of standard views, from current expectations for a revolution in military affairs to mainstream scholarship in international relations and orthodox interpretations of modern military history. Military Power will have a resounding impact on both scholarship in the field and on policy debates over the future of warfare, the size of the military, and the makeup of the defense budget.
Defeat And Victory
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Author : Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Defeat And Victory written by Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Indonesia categories.
Defeat Into Victory
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Author : Viscount Field-Marshal Viscount William Slim
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2000-02-09
Defeat Into Victory written by Viscount Field-Marshal Viscount William Slim and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-02-09 with History categories.
Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of the lesser-known but more nightmarish retreats of World War II. He then restored his army's fighting capabilities and morale with virtually no support from home and counterattacked. His army's slaughter of Japanese troops ultimately liberated India and Burma. The first edition of Defeat Into Victory , published in 1956, was an immediate sensation selling 20,000 copies within a few days. This is an updated version with a new introduction by David W. Hogan Jr.
Understanding Defeat
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Author : Trevor Nevitt Dupuy
language : en
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Release Date : 1990
Understanding Defeat written by Trevor Nevitt Dupuy and has been published by Paragon House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
Victory In Defeat
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Author : Stanley Washburn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1916
Victory In Defeat written by Stanley Washburn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1916 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
Understanding Victory And Defeat In Contemporary War
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Author : Jan Angstrom
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-12-05
Understanding Victory And Defeat In Contemporary War written by Jan Angstrom and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-05 with History categories.
Bringing together leading contributors in the field, this new volume analyzes how victory and defeat in modern war can be understood and explained. It does so by confronting two inter-related research problems: the nature of victory and defeat in modern war and the explanations of victory and defeat. By first questioning the extent to which the concepts of victory and defeat are meaningful to describe the outcomes of modern wars, and whether the contents of these concepts are changing, it then evaluates different theories purporting to explain the outcomes of war and the impact of variables, ranging from technology to culture. The book tackles several key questions: What is the definition of victory in the ‘War on Terror’? What is the meaning of victory and defeat in contemporary insurgencies, such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan? Are the counterstrategies that were developed in the mid-twentieth century valid in order to deal with present and future conflicts? With case studies ranging from the Malayan Emergency to the current conflict in Iraq, Understanding Victory and Defeat in Contemporary War will be of great interest to students of war and conflict studies, security studies, military history and international relations.
On Victory And Defeat
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Author : Carl von Clausewitz
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1989-06-01
On Victory And Defeat written by Carl von Clausewitz and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-06-01 with Philosophy categories.
The seemingly endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have renewed the age-old debate over what constitutes military victory. Will the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan be seen as a sign of victory or defeat? Although the nature of warfare has changed dramatically since Clausewitz's On War was first written, this selection from his classic work remains an invaluable source of insight for understanding what it means to achieve victory in war and how to recognize defeat. Princeton Shorts are brief selections excerpted from influential Princeton University Press publications produced exclusively in eBook format. They are selected with the firm belief that while the original work remains an important and enduring product, sometimes we can all benefit from a quick take on a topic worthy of a longer book. In a world where every second counts, how better to stay up-to speed on current events and digest the kernels of wisdom found in the great works of the past? Princeton Shorts enables you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium. On Victory and Defeat does just that.