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Other People's Wars Brent L. Sterling

Other People's Wars By Brent L. Sterling

Other People's Wars by Brent L. Sterling


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Case studies explore how to improve military adaptation and preparedness in peacetime by investigating foreign wars

Other People's Wars Summary

Other People's Wars: The US Military and the Challenge of Learning from Foreign Conflicts by Brent L. Sterling

Other People's Wars explores key US efforts involving direct observation missions and post-conflict investigations throughout its history. Sterling shows how initiatives to learn from other nations' wars can yield significant benefits, emphasisizing comprehensive qualitative learning to foster better military preparedness and adaptability.

About Brent L. Sterling

Brent L. Sterling is an adjunct professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is the author of Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? What History Teaches Us about Strategic Barriers and International Security (Georgetown University Press, 2009). He has spent the past thirty years as a defense analyst, including positions at the Central Intelligence Agency and consulting firms that support the US Department of Defense.

Table of Contents

List of Maps Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Crimean War: Partial but Precedent-Setting Probe 2. The Russo-Japanese War: Enthusiastic but Encumbered Exploration 3. The Spanish Civil War: Desired but Disputed Data 4. The Yom Kippur War: Ferocious and Fortuitous Fight Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index About the Author

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NGR9781647120603
9781647120603
1647120608
Other People's Wars: The US Military and the Challenge of Learning from Foreign Conflicts by Brent L. Sterling
New
Paperback
Georgetown University Press
2021-03-01
336
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