Theory of Victory

Abstract

The United States is developing a reputation much like Germany had in the twentieth century of being tactically and operationally superb but strategically inept. Often stated as a tendency to win the war but lose the peace, this problem has a huge theoretical component that the national security community has only recently begun to address. In fact, the concept of victory is the biggest theoretical challenge facing security professionals today.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA490503

Entities

People

  • J. B. Bartholomees

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Command And Control
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Losses
  • Measures Of Effectiveness
  • Military History
  • Public Opinion
  • Resistance
  • Security
  • Strategic Bombing
  • Suez Canal
  • Supreme Court
  • United States
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies