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Military History for the Modern Strategist: America's Major Wars Since 1861
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9780815739838
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: Jan 24 2023
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.71
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The recent conclusion to the war in Afghanistan -- America's longest and one of its most frustrating -- serves as a vivid reminder of the unpredictability and tragedy of war.
In this timely book, esteemed military expert Michael O'Hanlon examines America's major conflicts since the mid-1800s: the Civil War, the two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. O'Hanlon addresses profound questions. How successful has the United States been when it waged these wars? Were the wars avoidable? Did America's leaders know what they were getting into when they committed to war? And what lessons does history offer for future leaders contemplating war?--including the prospects for avoiding war in the first place. Certainly, Vladimir Putin should have thought harder about some of these questions before invading Ukraine.
O'Hanlon's unique book -- combining brevity and clarity with a broad conceptual approach --is an important for students of security studies at universities and war colleges as well as generalists.
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