Beyond Guns and Steel: A War Termination Strategy
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Dominic J. Caraccilo
Hardcover, 211 pp., 2011
This work is a doctrinal examination of war termination strategy and conflict resolution as a dependent pair, requiring a plan to achieve both in unison in advance of a fight.
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Examples taken from the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with models of war termination successes and failures to enhance the understanding of scenarios for possible resolution
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A full array of definitions offering clarity for the reader seeking to grasp the book's methodology for war termination
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Primary source documentation related to the author's seven combat deployments to the Middle East and over five years of personal involvement in combat and its aftermath.
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Vignettes from history dating from the Revolutionary War to the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
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Sidebars offering relevant charts, graphs, and newspaper articles
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Examples of conflict resolution to enhance an understanding of war termination outcomes
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Firsthand accounts from various military officers in the form of Staff College manuscripts
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A robust listing of books, interviews, documents, and articles on war termination and conflict resolution theories
