Success and Failure in Limited War
：Information and Strategy in the Korean, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and Iraq Wars
Publication subTitle ：Information and Strategy in the Korean, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and Iraq Wars
Author： Spencer D. Bakich
Publisher： University of Chicago Press
Publication year： 2014
E-ISBN: 9780226107851
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780226107684
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780226107714
Subject： D Political and Legal
Language： ENG
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Description
Traditional assessments of wartime strategy focus on the relationship between the military and civilians, but Bakich argues that we must take into account the information flow patterns among top policy makers and all national security organizations. By examining the fate of American military and diplomatic strategy in four limited wars, Bakich demonstrates how not only the availability and quality of information, but also the ways in which information is gathered, managed, analyzed, and used, shape a state’s ability to wield power effectively in dynamic and complex international systems.
Utilizing a range of primary and secondary source materials, Success and Failure in Limited War makes a timely case for the power of information in war, with crucial implications for international relations theory and statecraft.
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