The New American Way of War: Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force

This book explores the cultural history and future prospects of the so-callednew American way of war. In recent decades, American military culture has become increasingly dominated by a vision ofimmaculate destruction which reached its apogee with the fall of Baghdad in 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom was hailed as the triumphant validati

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The New American Way of War: Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force

This book explores the cultural history and future prospects of the so-callednew American way of war. In recent decades, American military culture has become increasingly dominated by a vision ofimmaculate destruction which reached its apogee with the fall of Baghdad in 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom was hailed as the triumphant validati

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The New American Way of War: Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force

The New American Way of War: Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force

by Ben Buley
The New American Way of War: Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force

The New American Way of War: Military Culture and the Political Utility of Force

by Ben Buley

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This book explores the cultural history and future prospects of the so-callednew American way of war. In recent decades, American military culture has become increasingly dominated by a vision ofimmaculate destruction which reached its apogee with the fall of Baghdad in 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom was hailed as the triumphant validati


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ISBN-13: 9781134086412
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 10/25/2007
Series: LSE International Studies Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 192
File size: 340 KB

About the Author

Ben Buley

Table of Contents

Introduction: American Ways of War, Old and New 1. No Substitute for Victory: the Separation of Politics and Strategy in the American Military Tradition. 2. The Science of Strategy: War as a Political Instrument in the Nuclear Age. 3. Overwhelming Force: the American Military and the Memory of Vietnam. 4. Immaculate Destruction: the Impact of 9/11 on American Military Culture. 5. The New American Way of War: Vision and Reality in Afghanistan and Iraq. Conclusion: the Rise and Fall of the New American Way of War. References. Bibliography
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