| So Whose Sword Is This Anyway? Applying The Three Levels of War To Conflict Term Contributor(s): George H. Baker, Jr. (Author), Penny Hill Press (Editor), Naval War College (Author) |
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ISBN: 1543052355 ISBN-13: 9781543052350 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Strategy |
| Physical Information: 0.06" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.20 lbs) 28 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Joint Doctrine discusses three levels of war but fails to apply this concept to enemy surrender (conflict termination). The three levels of war correlate to a framework of three different levels of surrender; tactical, operational, and strategic surrender. The Operational Commander can use this framework to differentiate between three significantly different situations and respond appropriately. Wars throughout history have ended in both operational and strategic surrenders. Wars that end in an operational surrender must be converted to a strategic surrender. Otherwise, as history shows, failure to do so seriously jeopardizes the hard-won peace. |