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Other People's Wars

The US Military and the Challenge of Learning from Foreign Conflicts
  • ISBN-13: 9781647120597
  • Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Brent L. Sterling
  • Price: AUD $231.00
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  • Local release date: 01/03/2021
  • Format: Hardback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 344 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Military history [HBW]
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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.
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.
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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