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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"war strategy"”.
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The political debate over war strategy, 1689-1712.
… parties, and their internal conflicts, over the strategy necessary to defeat France in the two wars of this period: the Nine Years' and Spanish Succession Wars. It describes the widespread hopes for a quick victory, centred on the 'descent', in the early years of William's reign; and how this …
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Furnish the Balance: The 1863 Roots of Hard Strategy in the American Civil War
… 1864 Meridian campaign as the origin of hard war strategy during the American Civil War. While Sherman's 1864 expedition is a clear demonstration of hard war, it did not begin there. Rather, U.S. Major General Ulysses S. Grant's planned and Sherman's implemented destruction of Jackson, …
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The Solomons naval campaign: a paradigm for surface warships in maritime strategy.
… the naval campaign in the Solomons during World War II with an emphasis on the relationship between the campaign strategy and the tactics employed. The strategic background is reviewed within the context of the War in early 1942. A central theme developed is that in the Solomons campaign both …
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National Space Power Analysis Through Organizational and Market Evolution
… of a theoretical space power model based on war strategy and Schumpeterian innovation theory, the different elements of space power will be explored in today’s context. It seeks to identify the organizational drivers of change, tensions and synergies between legacy enterprises and new …
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On death ground : why weak states resist great powers explaining coercion failure in asymmetric interstate conflict
… just over half of asymmetric crises since World War I, there remain a number of cases in which weak states have chosen to resist. With their tremendous military advantage, why is it that Great Powers so often fail to coerce weak states? While a high probability of victory in war gives them the …
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At the Intersection of Foreign and Domestic Policy: The United States and Central America During the Cold War and the Rise of the Gang Wars
… role in creating some of the reasons for outward migration. This paper argues that the influx of migrants from Central America, particularly El Salvador, is inextricably linked to past U.S. foreign and domestic policies. Existing scholarship often examines these policy spheres in isolation, …
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The Essence of Desperation: Accounting for Counterinsurgency Doctrines as Solutions to Warfighting Failures in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan
… does counterinsurgency emerge during periods of warfighting failure and in crisis situations? How is it conceptualized and legitimized? As the second counterinsurgency era for the United States military ends, how such a method of warfare arises, grips the military, policy makers, and think tanks …
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The systemic and ideological sources of grand strategic doctrine : American foreign policy in the twentieth century
… proposes and tests a theory of American grand strategy that places an emphasis on two key variables: the ideological content of American liberalism and geopolitical conditions abroad. It distinguishes between two varieties of thought within the American liberal tradition-termed negative liberty …
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The Taliban the Second Time Around: The Evolution of Taliban Strategy and Tactics and Future Scenarios For Afghanistan
… as a military force during the Afghan civil war in 1994. By 1996, the Taliban had seized control of most of Afghanistan and established an Islamic government that enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia law. The Taliban provided sanctuary to al Qaeda before and after the 9/11 attacks on …