The transformation of strategic affairs / (Record no. 6997)
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fixed length control field | 01257cam a2200157 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0415407249 (pbk) : |
Terms of availability | 14.99GBP |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | FREEDMAN Lawrence |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The transformation of strategic affairs / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Lawrence Freedman |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Routledge, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2006 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 103 p. |
440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
Title | Adelphi Papers 379 |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | "argues for thinking about the role of armed forces in the light of changing political conditions and not just the new configurations made possible by the latest technological advances and organizational concepts" (author's introduction). Noting the difficulty US armed forces are having in shifting their focus from regular wars to irregular wars in which combat is integrated in society, this paper suggests that western use of power needs to governed by liberal values. Whereas traditional war provides a simple test of success - the defeat of the opposing forces - this is not the case in irregular war. Suggests however that the current problems would be familiar to those who participated in irregular wars of the 20th century and, while the spotlight of global and instant media coverage is new its impact need not be negative. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | GRAND STRATEGY |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | IRREGULAR WARS |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 21092-1001 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Adelphi Corner | 21/02/2007 | 3 | 355.02 FRE | 21092-1001 | 10/04/2015 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Adelphi Series Book |