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Book SynopsisIn political science, war is generally considered the most traumatic event a nation faces, often posing threats to a nation's very existence. The challenge of surviving the war may, therefore, prove central to the life of a nation. However, national resilience during war has not yet been fully investigated. National Resilience during War: Refining the Decision-Making Model, by Eyal Lewin, searches for the mechanisms of national resilience through a deep inquiry into nine different case studies taken from the scenery of World War II. Following a multi-disciplinary attitude, a business management model is adopted (the PEST and SWOT model) and political, economic, social, and military-technological factors are analyzed for each of the case studies. The result is a comprehensive political decision-making model on a national level that can serve as a means for leaders to navigate successfully in geopolitical turbulence as well as for social scientists to better understand the defeats that d
Trade ReviewThis book offers a fascinating glance into a new arena: national-social resilience from historical, psychological, economical, and business perspectives. Though war seems to be viewed as an event that belongs to the past, politicians and academics might find it more than useful to foster some of the practical ideas stemming from this multi-disciplinary study. -- Reuven Gal, Samuel Neaman Institute
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. National resilience in the framework of a PEST and SWOT model Chapter 3. The First Republic of Czechoslovakia and the Munich Crisis Chapter 4. The Fall of the Second Polish Republic Chapter 5. The Fall of the Kingdom of Norway Chapter 6. The Fall of the Kingdom of Belgium Chapter 7. The Fall of the French Third Republic Chapter 8. The Republic of Finland and the First Winter War Chapter 9. The Fall of the Third Reich Chapter 10. The United Kingdom and the Battle of Britain Chapter 11. The Soviet Union and the Battle of Moscow Chapter 12. A Qualitative Comparative Analysis Chapter 13. Conclusion
