Command In War
In the first book to deal specifically with the nature of command, Martin van Creveld traces the development of command from ancient Greece to Vietnam, treating historically the variety of problems involved in decision making, communication, weaponry, and logistics. The book demonstrates how command has worked in key battles including Napoleon's victory at Jena, Moltke's Königgrätz campaign, the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, and U.S. actions in Vietnam and discusses the search for certainty in command certainty about the intentions of the enemy, the environment of battle, and the character of one's own forces.
"I can think of few books on military subjects of greater originality and importance than Martin van Creveld's scholarly and fascinating disser- tation on command in war The subject is examined in depth, sup- ported by a wide historical base, with a perceptive, unprejudiced eye. and the result expressed in clear prose of high literary merit."
"One of the finest and most perceptive military historians writing in English today torical evidence conclusions." Van Creveld has marshaled more than enough his- and with great depth and richness to support his
"One cannot but admire the author's excellent discussion of how mod- ern technology has complicated command and the processes of com- mand; of the interaction of this complication with the political com- plexities of Vietnam; and of the uses and limitations of systems analysis in general, and in Vietnam in particular."
| ISBN/SKU | 9780674252707 |
| Imprint | Harvard |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 339 |
| Year of Pub. | 2020 |
