The Utility of Force: The Art of War in the Modern World by Smith, Rupert - 2005

Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hardback. Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

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London: Penguin, 2005 428 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).

London; New York: Allen Lane , 2005. 1st edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Brian Winch. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xvi, 428 p.; 25 cm. Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.Subjects: War.International relations.Intervention (International law). World politics 21st century. World politics 20th century. War and society.Genre: Bibliography.

London, Allen Lane [Penguin Books] 2005. (XVI) 428 p. Bound in the publisher's black cloth with dustjacket (In very good condition.)

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2005 0713998369. London: Allen Lane 2005. 8°. XVI, 428 S., Pappband (farbige Anstreichungen)

London: Allen Lane, 2005. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good/Very good. xvi, 428, [4] pages. Tables. Index. Substantial ink notations observed. This work is a a treatise on modern warfare that explains why the best military forces in the world win their battles but lose the wars. This is due to the paradigm change in military activity, from industrial warfare to the paradigm identified in the book as "war amongst the people"—a situation in which an outcome cannot be resolved directly by military force. The strategies for war amongst the people should be analyzed as fighting and winning a linked series of confrontations rather than a series of battles. General Sir Rupert Anthony Smith, KCB, DSO & Bar, OBE, QGM (born 13 December 1943) is a retired British Army officer and author of The Utility of Force. He was a senior commander during the Gulf War, for which he was recognized with the award of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), and again during the Bosnian War, for… Read More