The Cognitive Challenge Of War

Author : Peter Paret
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069118335X
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cognitive Challenge of War written by Peter Paret and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to the enemy's innovation in war presents problems to soldiers and societies of all times. This book traces Napoleon's victory over Prussia in 1806 and Prussia's effort to recover from defeat to show how in one particular historical episode operational analyses together with institutional and political decisions eventually turned defeat to victory. The author moves from a comparative study of French and Prussian forces to campaign narrative and strategic analysis. He examines processes of change in institutions and doctrine, as well as their dependence on social and political developments, and interprets works of art and literature as indicators of popular and elite attitudes toward war, which influence the conduct of war and the kind and extent of military innovation. In the concluding chapter he addresses the impact of 1806 on two men who fought on opposing sides in the campaign and sought a new theoretical understanding of war--Henri Jomini and Carl von Clausewitz. Fields of history that are often kept separate are brought together in this book, which seeks to replicate the links between different areas of thought and action as they exist in reality and shape events.

Author : Emile Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019933353X
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War from the Ground Up written by Emile Simpson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a philosophical treatise on war written by an Oxford grad who served in Afghanistan.

Author : Nehemia Geva
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781555877217
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decisionmaking on War and Peace written by Nehemia Geva and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviewing, comparing, and contrasting models of foreign policy, this volume focuses on the cognitive vs rational debate about decisionmaking on war and peace. It provides alternative models of foreign policy choice and identifies when one strategy is more appropriate than another.

Author : David M. Buss
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118755790
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, Volume 2 written by David M. Buss and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete exploration of the real-world applications and implications of evolutionary psychology The exciting and sometimes controversial science of evolutionary psychology is becoming increasingly relevant to more fields of study than ever before. The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, Volume 2, Integrations provides students and researchers with new insight into how EP draws from, and is applied in, fields as diverse as economics, anthropology, neuroscience, genetics, and political science, among others. In this thorough revision and expansion of the groundbreaking handbook, luminaries in the field provide an in-depth exploration of the foundations of evolutionary psychology as they relate to public policy, consumer behavior, organizational leadership, and legal issues. Evolutionary psychology seeks to explain the reasons behind friendship, leadership, warfare, morality, religion, and culture — in short, what it means to be human. This enlightening text provides a foundational knowledgebase in EP, along with expert insights and the most up-to-date coverage of recent theories and findings. Explore the vast and expanding applications of evolutionary psychology Discover the psychology of human survival, mating parenting, cooperation and conflict, culture, and more Identify how evolutionary psychology is interwoven with other academic subjects and traditional psychological disciplines Discuss future applications of the conceptual tools of evolutionary psychology As the established standard in the field, The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, Volume 2 is the definitive guide for every psychologist and student to understand the latest and most exciting applications of evolutionary psychology.

Author : Paul Schuurman
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004536671
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concepts of War, 1650-1900 written by Paul Schuurman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-02-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the often explosive relation between war and ideas between 1650 and 1900, how the ideas of philosophers and generals have influenced war, and how war in its turn has influenced ideas.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004438408
Total Pages : 635 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Napoleon and the Operational Art of War written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Napoleon and the Operational Art of War, the leading scholars of Napoleonic military history provide the most authoritative analysis of Napoleon’s battlefield success and ultimate failure in a work that features the very best of campaign military history.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 828 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Military Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 0745648347
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War and the Cultural Turn written by Jeremy Black and published by Polity. This book was released on 2012 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stimulating new text, renowned military historian Jeremy Black unpacks the concept of culture as a descriptive and analytical approach to the history of warfare. Black takes the reader through the limits and prospects of culture as a tool for analyzing war, while also demonstrating the necessity of maintaining the context of alternative analytical matrices, such as technology. Black sets out his unique approach to culture and warfare without making his paradigm into a straightjacket. He goes on to demonstrate the flexibility of his argument through a series of case studies which include the contexts of rationale (Gloire), strategy (early modern Britaisn), organizations (the modern West), and ideologies (the Cold War). These case studies drive home the point at the core of the book: culture is not a bumper sticker; it is a survival mechanism. Culture is not immutable; it is adaptable. Wide-ranging, international and always provocative, War and the Cultural Turn will be required reading for all students of military history and security studies.

Author : Jeffrey J. Kubiak
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137410140
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War Narratives and the American National Will in War written by Jeffrey J. Kubiak and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the U.S. war in Afghanistan in its twelfth year, axioms regarding the American national will in war not being able to tolerate anything other than quick and costless adventures have been found useless in understanding why the U.S. continues to persist in that endeavor. This book answers complex questions about modern US intervention abroad.

Author : Alan Forrest
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137406496
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War, Demobilization and Memory written by Alan Forrest and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the impact of the wars in the Atlantic world between 1770 and 1830, focusing both on the military, economic, political, social and cultural demobilization that occurred immediately at their end, and their long-term legacy and memory.