{"product_id":"understanding-land-warfare-paperback","title":"Understanding Land Warfare - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Tuck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook provides a thorough grounding in the vocabulary, concepts, issues and debates associated with modern land warfare. The second edition has been updated and revised, and includes new chapters on non-western perspectives and hybrid warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a range of case studies spanning the First World War through to contemporary conflicts in Syria, Ukraine, and Nagorno-Karabakh, the book explores what is unique about the land domain and how this has shaped the theory and practice of military operations conducted upon it. It also looks at land warfare across the spectrum of its conduct, including conventional campaigning, counterinsurgency, and peace support and stabilisation operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey themes and debates identified and analysed include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe tensions between change and continuity;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of technology in land warfare;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe relevance of culture and context;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe difficulties in translating theory into effective military practice;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ein-depth discussions on issues of immediate contemporary significance, including hybrid warfare, emerging military technologies, and the military reform processes of the US, Russian, and Chinese land forces.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be essential reading for military practitioners and for students of land warfare, military history, war studies and strategic studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Tuck\u003c\/strong\u003e is Reader in Strategic Studies, King's College London at the United Kingdom Defence Academy. Prior to this, he was Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.69 x 6.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727579615295,"sku":"9780367560539","price":106.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/af777671da9d3a9b48c7b4d82da1290a.webp?v=1765115363","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/understanding-land-warfare-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}