TY  - BOOK
AU  - Simpson,Emile
TI  - War from the ground up: twenty-first century combat as politics 
SN  - 9780199327881 (hbk. : acidfree paper)
AV  - U162 SIM 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London
PB  - Hurst & Company
KW  - Strategy
KW  - Politics and war
KW  - Counterinsurgency
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  - Insurgency
KW  - Afghan War, 2001-
KW  - Operational art (Military science)
KW  - Civil-military relations
KW  - Strategic culture
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 2001-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-272) and index; 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
ER  -