Simpson, Emile. <br/><br/>
War from the ground up :  twenty-first century combat as politics / 
Emile Simpson. 
 - London:  Hurst & Company,  2013. 
 - x, 285 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-272) and index. 
<br/><br/>The language of war -- Clausewitzian war and contemporary conflict -- Globalisation and contemporary conflict -- Strategic dialogue and political choice -- Liberal powers and strategic dialogue -- Pragmatism and operational thought -- British strategy in the Borneo confrontation 1962/6 -- Strategic narrative -- Ethos, vision and confidence in strategic narrative -- Conclusion: contemporary strategic thought. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199327881 (hbk. : acidfree paper) 9780199333530 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013017020 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Strategy.<br/>Politics and war.<br/>Counterinsurgency--Political aspects--Case studies.<br/>Counterinsurgency--Afghanistan.<br/>Insurgency--Case studies.<br/>Afghan War, 2001---Political aspects.<br/>Operational art (Military science)<br/>Civil-military relations.<br/>Strategic culture.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>U162  / SIM 2013