Warfare is hugely important. At times the fates of nations, and even continents, rests on the outcome of war and thus on how its practitioners consider war. The Human Face of War is a new exploration of military thought. It starts with the observation that much military thought is poorly developed - often incoherent, riddled with paradox and at times almost mythological. The author contends that what is missing from British and American writing on warfare is any underpinning mental approach or philosophy. Why are some tank ...
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Warfare is hugely important. At times the fates of nations, and even continents, rests on the outcome of war and thus on how its practitioners consider war. The Human Face of War is a new exploration of military thought. It starts with the observation that much military thought is poorly developed - often incoherent, riddled with paradox and at times almost mythological. The author contends that what is missing from British and American writing on warfare is any underpinning mental approach or philosophy. Why are some tank commanders, snipers, fighter pilots or submarine commanders far more effective than others? Why are many generals sacked at the outbreak of war? Why are armoured divisions twice as large today as they were during the Second World War? The Human Face of War examines these and similar phenomena, and seeks to explain them. The author argues that military thought should be based on an approach which reflects the nature of conflict and, in particular, combat. Combat - fighting - is primarily a human phenomenon. It is dominated by human behaviour in ways which practitioners intuitively accept, but have largely failed to enunciate. The book explores some of those human issues and their practical consequences. It uses a generally empirical but historically-based approach to consider aspects of operational analysis and the behavioural sciences. The Human Face of War calls for, and suggests, a new way of considering war and warfare.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 240 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables, black & white, Figures. Birmingham War Studies. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2009517221 Type of material Book Personal name Storr, Jim. Main title The human face of war / Jim Storr. Published/Created London; New York: Continuum, 2009. Description xv, 240 p. : ill.; 25 cm. ISBN 9781847065230 (hbk. ) 9781441187505 (pbk. ) 1847065236 (hbk. ) LC classification U21.2. S753 2009 Subjects War (Philosophy) Military art and science. Combat--Psychological aspects. War and society. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-232) and index. Series Birmingham war studies series Dewey class no. 355.02 National bib no. GBA923368 National bib agency no. 014921498 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn277203852
