Learning to leave : the preeminence of disengagement in US military strategy /

"Clausewitz posited centuries ago that "no one starts a war--or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it." Centuries later Robert Mandel cautioned that "perhaps the l...

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Main Author: Brown, R. Greg
Corporate Authors: Air University (U.S.). Air Force Research Institute, Air University (U.S.). Press
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. : Air University Press, [2008]
Series:Drew paper ; no. 3.
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Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS100741
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Summary:"Clausewitz posited centuries ago that "no one starts a war--or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it." Centuries later Robert Mandel cautioned that "perhaps the least understood, and certainly the least studied, aspect of war is how they end." Most recently, in Learning to Leave, however, R. Greg Brown has taken a historical and theoretical examination of US national military strategy and examined the two theses to cogently highlight how misconceptions about our outdated security framework hinder disengagement. For example, he finds especially outdated and appalling the nexus between the national security strategy and the national military strategy and outlines their role in extending military engagements."--AU Press web site.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed March 16, 2009).
At head of title: Air University Air Force Research Institute.
"May 2008."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:xi, 135 pages : digital, PDF file
Format:Mode of access: Internet from the AU Press web site. Address as of 3/16/2009: http://aupress.maxwell.af.mil/Drew%5FPapers/DP03%20Brown.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-135).
ISBN:9781585661817
1585661813