DUPUY T N <br/><br/>
Understanding defeat:  how to recover from loss in battle to gain victory in war/ 
T N Dupuy 
 - 2nd ed 
 - McLean, VA:  NIVA Publications,  1995 
 - 312p. 
<br/><br/> Understanding defeat is a compelling work for all those hoping to understand the anatomy of war.  The underlying assumption of the book is that the nation and military force that better understands defeat in battle is more likely  be able to avoid it and at least to mitigate its effects when such defeat is unavoidable.  This book  might be described  its two themes are both related to defeat, underlying phonemenon ever implicity present in war or battle. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0963869248 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>COMBAT<br/>UNITED STATES -- MILITARY POLICY<br/>MILITARY -- SCIENCE