The Utility of Force : Updated with two new chapters
by
Rupert Smith
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0141991607
ISBN-13
9780141991603
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint
Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 9th, 2019
Print length
480 Pages
Weight
356 grams
Dimensions
13.00 x 19.70 x 3.80 cms
Product Classification:
Warfare & defenceWarfare and defence
Ksh 2,700.00
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UPDATED WITH TWO NEW CHAPTERS
''One of the most provocative and startling books ever written by a British commander ... an update of the two great thinkers on war and peace, Clausewitz and Sun Tsu, for our time ... it is for anyone interested in the well-being of our world'' Robert Fox, Evening Standard
Why do we try to use military force to solve our political problems? And why, when our forces win the military battles does this still fail to solve those problems? It is because the force lacks utility. From Iraq to the Balkans, and from Afghanistan to Chechneya, over the past fifteen years there has been a steady stream of military interventions that have not delivered on their promise for peace, or even political resolution. The Utility of Force explains this anomaly at the heart of our current international system.
''Britain''s outstanding soldier of modern times ... a book that will assure his reputation as a serious and original thinker among soldiers and strategists'' Sir John Keegan, Daily Telegraph
''It is hard to overstate the devastating nature of this book as an indictment of almost everything the West has done in recent years, and is doing today'' Sir Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph
''One of the most provocative and startling books ever written by a British commander ... an update of the two great thinkers on war and peace, Clausewitz and Sun Tsu, for our time ... it is for anyone interested in the well-being of our world'' Robert Fox, Evening Standard
Why do we try to use military force to solve our political problems? And why, when our forces win the military battles does this still fail to solve those problems? It is because the force lacks utility. From Iraq to the Balkans, and from Afghanistan to Chechneya, over the past fifteen years there has been a steady stream of military interventions that have not delivered on their promise for peace, or even political resolution. The Utility of Force explains this anomaly at the heart of our current international system.
''Britain''s outstanding soldier of modern times ... a book that will assure his reputation as a serious and original thinker among soldiers and strategists'' Sir John Keegan, Daily Telegraph
''It is hard to overstate the devastating nature of this book as an indictment of almost everything the West has done in recent years, and is doing today'' Sir Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph
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