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Book Synopsis
Analyses military campaigns from the second half of the twentieth century to demonstrate the difficulty of achieving decisive results at the operational level. Brimming with new insights, Robert Citino’s study shows why technical superiority is no guarantee of victory and why a thorough grounding in the history of past campaigns is essential.

Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Toward World War II: The Quest for Decisive Victory
  • 2. In Search of the Impossible: The German Operational Breakdown in World War II, 1940-1942
  • 3. The Allies in Search of Decisive Victory
  • 4. Forgotten No Longer: The War in Korea
  • 5. The Arab-Israeli Wars
  • 6. Operational Success and Failure: The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and the Iran-Iraq War
  • 7. The U.S. Army: Collapse and Rebirth
  • 8. The U.S. Army at War: Desert Storm
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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        Publisher: University Press of Kansas
        Publication Date: 25/05/2022
        ISBN13: 9780700634019, 978-0700634019
        ISBN10: 0700634010
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        Military history: post-WW2 conflicts

        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Analyses military campaigns from the second half of the twentieth century to demonstrate the difficulty of achieving decisive results at the operational level. Brimming with new insights, Robert Citino’s study shows why technical superiority is no guarantee of victory and why a thorough grounding in the history of past campaigns is essential.

        Table of Contents
        • List of Illustrations
        • Introduction
        • 1. Toward World War II: The Quest for Decisive Victory
        • 2. In Search of the Impossible: The German Operational Breakdown in World War II, 1940-1942
        • 3. The Allies in Search of Decisive Victory
        • 4. Forgotten No Longer: The War in Korea
        • 5. The Arab-Israeli Wars
        • 6. Operational Success and Failure: The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and the Iran-Iraq War
        • 7. The U.S. Army: Collapse and Rebirth
        • 8. The U.S. Army at War: Desert Storm
        • Conclusion
        • Notes
        • Works Cited
        • Index

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