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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Way of war"”.
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The British Way of War in North West Europe 1944-45: A Study of Two Infantry Divisions
This thesis will examine the British way of war as experienced by two British Infantry Divisions - the 43rd ‘Wessex’ and 53rd ‘Welsh’ - during the Overlord campaign in North West Europe in 1944 and 1945. The main locus of research centres on the fighting components of those divisions; the infantry …
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Counterinsurgency Colonels: The Role of the Practitioner In the Evolution of Modern Counterinsurgency
… strategy to face the emerging, adaptive threats of the 21st Century. After abandoning counterinsurgency following the ruinous movement of the Vietnam War, the Army as an institution, has focused its collective efforts on creating a new doctrine and providing the necessary infrastructure to …
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CONCEPT OF REGULAR ENEMY AMIDST THE CONTEMPORARY PROJECT OF INDIVIDUALIZED WAR: CONTINUITIES, TRANSFORMATIONS, AND CONTRADICTIONS
Across the last three decades war has shown signs of turning more and more into a form of uneven struggle; a struggle between powerful states and small groups or single individuals. This research employs the concept of enemy to critically look at the increasing individualization of war. Throughout …
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The Institutional Basis for a Decision: Rational Pathology, Struggle and Institutional Conformity in British National Security Decision-Making
… several different perspectives on the nature of the institutional environment and its effect on decision-making. This environment is essentially bureaucratic, and is formed from a group of security-related bureaucracies that have routine connections with each other, and with certain …
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"Getting Rid of the Line:" Toward an American Infantry Way of Battle, 1918-1945
This dissertation explores the development of America’s infantry forces between 1918-1945. While doing so, it challenges and complicates the traditional narrative that highlights the fierceness of the rivalry between the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. During the First World War, both commissioned and …
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The Forgotten Army: The Republic of Korea Forces’ Conduct in the Vietnam War, 1965 – 1973
South Korean participation in the Vietnam War (1964-1973) is like the United States’ endeavors in the Korean War (1950-1953), namely both became soon-forgotten wars. Based on bilingual research in the U.S. and South Korea, this dissertation attempts to shed new light on the South Korean “forgotten …
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Military Institutions and State Formation in the Hellenistic Kingdoms
<p>This dissertation examines the history of the military institutions of the Hellenistic kingdoms. The kingdoms emerged after years of war-fighting, and the capacity to wage war remained central to state formation in the Hellenistic Age (323-31 B.C.). The creation of institutions and recruitment …