ePub Adenauer's Germany and the Nazi Past by Norbert Frei in History

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Mission accomplished; George Bush famously proclaimed in reference to the defeat of Saddam Hussein's military organization. However; as recent events in Iraq have once again demonstrated; it is much easier to start a war than it is to end it. Every War Must End; which Colin Powell credits in his autobiography with having shaped his thinking on how to end the first Gulf War; analyzes the many critical obstacles to ending a war—an aspect of military strategy that is frequently and tragically overlooked. This book explores the difficult and often painful process through which wars in the modern age have been brought to a close and what this process means for the future. Iklé considers a variety of examples from twentieth-century history and examines specific strategies that effectively "won the peace;" including the Allied policy in Germany and Japan after World War II. In the new preface to his classic work; Iklé explains how U.S. political decisions and military strategy and tactics in Iraq―the emphasis on punishing Iraqi leaders; not seeking a formal surrender; and the failure to maintain law and order-have delayed; and indeed jeopardized; a successful end to hostilities.