Why America loses wars : limited war and US strategy from the Korean War to the present /

How can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In this provocative challenge to US policy and strategy, Donald Stoker argues that America endures endless wars because its leaders no longer know how to think abou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stoker, Donald J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Subjects:	Strategy > History > 20th century. Strategy > History > 21st century. Strategic culture > United States > History. Military planning > United States. United States > Military policy > 20th century. United States > Military policy > 21st century. United States > Foreign relations. Politics and war > United States.

Table of Contents:

Are we at war? What do we want? And do we want to win?
The way we think about war (particularly limited war) is broken: here is how we fix it
The political objective: why nations fight (limited) wars
Constraints: or why wars for limited aims are so difficult
Strategy: how to think about fighting for a limited political objective
And you thought the war was hard: ending the war and securing the peace
Conclusion: is history rhyming?