Bibliography: 1. Clausewitz‚ C. On War. Michael Howard and Peter Paret‚ eds. and trans. Princeton: Princeton University Press‚ 1989 2. Mahan‚ A. T. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History‚ 1660-1783. New York: Dover‚ 1987. 3. Middlekauff‚ R. The Glorious Cause: The American
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Everything is fair in war except surrender because surrender is NO option. Fear is the right policy for war. Asymmetric warfare: Warfare in which opposing groups or nations have unequal military resources‚ and the weaker opponent uses unconventional weapons and tactics‚ as terrorism‚ to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemy. The “Asymmetric warfare” is a term in our modern military lexicon that has recently enjoyed a lot of play in military and political discourse. It and the related term
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Vietnam War Summary The Vietnam War lasted about two decades. The United States was engulfed in a civil war between North and South Vietnam and wanted to assist the south with preventing a hostile takeover by North Vietnam under the Communism banner. The Vietnam War was not only America’s longest War‚ but also costliest and deadliest. We spent over $150 billion and suffered close to $58 thousand American deaths and nearly 300 thousand wounded. By the time we decided to withdraw from the war‚ North
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The second strategic factor that influenced the outbreak of WWI was a pervasive sense of nationalism in France and Germany. Much of the French nationalism grew out of disdain for the Germans following the Franco-Prussian War when Germany annexed the Alsace-Lorraine region. Germany had not only taken a part of French territory‚ but had arrogantly paraded their success in the face of the French. The French had assured the inhabitants of the region that they would remain a part of the French nation
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of this book are the historians he included in his introduction. For example‚ he used one the most influential historian‚ Russell F. Weigley‚ because he suggested that‚ “Americans have created a singular military heritage.” He also uses Carl von Clausewitz book‚ On War because‚ “This study offers an alternative understanding to Weigley’s‚ one based on the proposition that war focused on noncombatant populations is itself a fundamental part of Americans’ military past‚ indeed‚ is Americans’ first way
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individual who is no longer kind and endearing. To fight in war‚ you must be cold hearted and be able to take a life without feeling remorse. “In such a dangerous thing as war the errors which proceed from a spirit of benevolence are the worst.” (Von Clausewitz‚ the Wars) Those
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75 Books that Made Management Managerial Pre-History The Art of War (500 BC) Sun Tzu The Prince (1500) Nicolo Machiavelli The Wealth of Nations (1776) Adam Smith On War (1831) Karl von Clausewitz On Machinery & Manufactures (1832) Charles Babbage 1900 - 1929 The Principles of Scientific Management (1911) Frederick W. Taylor Motion Study (1911) Frank Gilbreth General and Industrial Management (1916) Henri Fayol My Life and Work (1923) Henry Ford The Thirties Onward Industry (1931) James
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the nation within the anticipated environment. In essence‚ when the nation restricts military end-strength as a discretionary expenditure‚ it must also restrict military adventurism and over reliance on the military instrument of national power. Clausewitz related‚ “The more restricted the strength‚ the more restricted its goal must be.” However‚ to preserve true military strength requires military ethos not just numbers. A contracted force with a ration of one-to-one‚ currently operating‚ endangers
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Essay War‚ what is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Around the World everyday there is some type of war happening. War affect everyone and thousands or even millions die because of war. The problem or issue that I’m going to talk about is why war is morally wrong and can war ever be justified. This Essay will talk about many thing including the three traditions of thought that dominate the ethics of war and peace: Realism; Pacifism; and the Just War Theory. Another thing I’m going to talk about
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Restricted Warfare: Ethics and Morality in Modern Warfare. The Ethics of War In recent years‚ the world has seen a sharp rise in wars across the globe. What was meant to be the first century not scarred by war quickly turned into a bloodbath in the wake of terrorist attacks in the United States and Europe. In response to these attacks on civilian populations the United States engaged in two preemptive wars on those who harbored terrorists. These wars have now been lasting for five
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