audiobook Innovator or Imitator: Napoleon's Operational Concepts and the Legacies of Bourcet and Guibert by Command and General Staff College in History

Description

This volume represents an early attempt at assessing the Long War; now in its 14th year. Forged in the fires of the 9/11 attacks; the war includes campaigns against al Qaeda; major conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; and operations in the Horn of Africa; the Republic of the Philippines; and globally; in the air and on the sea. The authors herein treat only the campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq; the largest U.S. efforts. It is intended for future senior officers; their advisors; and other national security decision makers. By derivation; it is also a book for students in joint professional military education courses; which will qualify them to work in the field of strategy. While the book tends to focus on strategic decisions and developments of land wars among the people; it acknowledges that the status of the United States as a great power and the strength of its ground forces depend in large measure on the dominance of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force in their respective domains.