Two leading authorities--an acclaimed historian and the outstanding
battlefield commander and strategist of our time--collaborate on a
landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping
history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin's invasion of the
Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the
past--and anticipate in the future--in order to navigate an
increasingly perilous world. In this deep and incisive study,
General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both
Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan and former CIA director,
and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70
years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from
their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different
perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how
often critical mistakes have been repeated time and again, and the
challenge, for statesmen and generals alike, of learning to adapt
to various new weapon systems, theories and strategies. Among the
conflicts examined are the Arab-Israeli wars, the Korean and
Vietnam Wars, the two Gulf Wars, the Balkan wars in the former
Yugoslavia, and both the Soviet and Coalition wars in Afghanistan,
as well as guerilla conflicts in Africa and South America. Conflict
culminates with a bracing look at Putin's disastrous invasion of
Ukraine, yet another case study in the tragic results when leaders
refuse to learn from history, and an assessment of the nature of
future warfare. Filled with sharp insight and the wisdom of
experience, Conflict is not only a critical assessment of our
recent past, but also an essential primer of modern warfare that
provides crucial knowledge for waging battle today as well as for
understanding what the decades ahead will bring.
General
| Imprint: |
Collins
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
David Petraeus
• Andrew Roberts
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
544 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-329313-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-06-329313-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780063293137 |
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