The Clausewitz delusion
Subtitle: how the American army screwed up the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (a way forward)
By: Stephen L. Melton.
Publisher: MBI Pub. Co. LLC and Zenith Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780760337134
Subjects: Iraq War, 2003-; Afghan War, 2001-; United States -- Military policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: America's neo-Clausewitzians; title: A framework for understanding America's wars; title: America's military legacy through World War II: case studies in successful offensive war; title: American conflicts during the Cold War era: the unraveling of the American way of offensive war; title: Wars not directly involving the United States; title: The Balkan wars: learning the wrong lessons; title: Iraq: a case study in postmodern military failure; title: America's war in Afghanistan; title: The military's vacuous new doctrine; title: Organizing for military governance; title: Declaring offensive war: implications for civil-military coordination; title: The frontiers of strategic offense; title: An alternative grand strategy: strategic defense and limited wars; title: The Roman dilemma: why we must choose between republic and empire; title: Offensive war, governance, and empire.