Overview

Rethinking the Principles of War: The Future of Warfare features the fresh thinking of twenty-eight leading authors from a variety of military and national security disciplines.  Following an introduction by Lt. Gen. James Dubik, Commander I Corps, U.S. Army, the anthology first considers the general question of whether there is a distinctly American way of war.  Dr. Colin Gray's opening essay "The American Way of War: Critique and Implications" provides a state of the question perspective.  Sections on operational art, with writers addressing the issues in both conventional and small wars; stability and reconstruction; and intelligence complete the volume.  Among the well-known contributors are Robert Scales, Mary Kaldor, Ralph Peters, Jon Sumida, Grant Hammond, Milan Vego, and T.X. Hammes.  The anthology is part of a larger Rethinking the Principles project, sponsored by the Office of Force Transformation and the U.S. Navy to examine approaches to the future of warfare.  Footnotes, index, and a bibliographic essay make the work a useful tool for students of war and general readers alike.

About the Author

Anthony McIvor

Dr. Anthony D. Mc Ivor is vice president for national security studies at Gray Hawk Systems, Inc., in Alexandria, VA.

Additional Information

Format: Softcover
Pages: 593 pages
Published: January 15, 2013
ISBN-10: 1591144825
ISBN-13: 9781591144823
Product Dimensions: 9 × 6 × 1 in
Product Weight: 43 oz