The transformation of strategic affairs / (Record no. 6997)

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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
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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