The Echo of Battle: The Army's Way of War. Uncorrected Page Proofs

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. 301, wraps, notes, rear cover and a few pages creased. No index in this uncorrected page proofs edition. An analysis of the Army's three distinct intellectual traditions which consider the nature of war and national defense: Guardians (who assert that the application of scientific principles by skilled technicians all but guarantees success), Heroes (who emphasize the human element, such personal intangibles as military genius, experience, courage, morale, and discipline), and Managers (who see war as requiring the mobilization of the entire nation). Condition: very good.

Keywords: Military Philosophy, Nature of War, National Defense, Modern Warfare, Guerrilla Warfare, Atomic War, Warfighting, Military Thought, Military Technology

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