DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

The Art of Military Coercion

Why the West's Military Superiority Scarcely Matters

Rob de Wijk author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Amsterdam University Press

Published:29th Apr '14

Should be back in stock very soon

The Art of Military Coercion cover

The United States spends more on its military than the rest of the world combined. And Western nations in general spend far more than developing nations around the globe. Yet when Western nations have found themselves in conflicts in recent decades, their performance has been mixed at best. In his fully updated new edition of The Art of Military Coercion, Rob de Wijk presents a theory on the use of force. He argues that the key is a failure to use force decisively, to properly understand the dynamics of conflict and balance means and ends. Without that ability, superiority of dollars, numbers, and weaponry won't necessarily translate to victory.

ISBN: 9789089646743

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

328 pages