War by numbers : understanding conventional combat /
"A study of the basic nature of conventional warfare based on extensive analysis of historical combat to indicate the impact that various factors have on warfare"--Provided by publisher
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln :
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,
2017.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781612349152 1612349153 9781612349169 1612349161 9781612349176 161234917X |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "A study of the basic nature of conventional warfare based on extensive analysis of historical combat to indicate the impact that various factors have on warfare"--Provided by publisher "War by Numbers assesses the nature of conventional warfare through the analysis of historical combat. Christopher A. Lawrence establishes what we know about conventional combat and why we know it. By demonstrating the impact a variety of factors have on combat he moves such analysis beyond the work of Carl von Clausewitz and into modern data and interpretation. Using vast data sets, Lawrence examines force ratios, the human factor in case studies from World War II and beyond, the combat value of superior situational awareness, and the effects of dispersion, among other elements. Lawrence challenges existing interpretations of conventional warfare and shows how such combat should be conducted in the future, simultaneously broadening our understanding of what it means to fight wars by the numbers"--Provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |