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War by numbers : understanding conventional combat / Christopher A. Lawrence.

War by numbers : understanding conventional combat / Ch...

War by numbers : understanding conventional combat / Christopher A. Lawrence.

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War by numbers : understanding conventional combat / Christopher A. Lawrence.

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Full title

War by numbers : understanding conventional combat / Christopher A. Lawrence.

Publisher

[Lincoln, NE] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2017]

Call Numbers

G 2017/4232

Record Identifier

74VKVX5rJQjO

MMS ID

991024120513302626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

x, 374 pages ; 26 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

1. Understanding War -- 2. Force Ratios -- 3. Attacker versus Defender -- 4. Human Factors -- 5. Measuring Human Factors in Combat : Italy, 1943-1944 -- 6. Measuring Human Factors in Combat : Ardennes and Kursk, July 1943 -- 7. Measuring Human Factors in Combat : Modern Wars -- 8. Outcome of Battles...

Publication information

Publisher

[Lincoln, NE] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2017]

Place of Publication

Nebraska

Date Published

[2017]

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"A study of the basic nature of conventional warfare based on extensive analysis of historical combat to indicate the impact that various factors have on warfare"--Provided by publisher.

"War by Numbers assesses the nature of conventional warfare through the analysis of historical combat. Christopher A. Lawrence establishes what we know about conventional combat and why we know it. By demonstrating the impact a variety of factors have on combat he moves such analysis beyond the work of Carl von Clausewitz and into modern data and i...

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Full title

War by numbers : understanding conventional combat / Christopher A. Lawrence.

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General note

Place of publication taken from publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references.

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2017/4232

Record Identifier

74VKVX5rJQjO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVX5rJQjO

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ISBN

1612348866 paperback alkaline paper

9781612348865 paperback alkaline paper

DDC

355.02

MMS ID

991024120513302626

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