The Resource The ideology of the offensive : military decision making and the disasters of 1914, Jack Snyder
The ideology of the offensive : military decision making and the disasters of 1914, Jack Snyder
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- Summary
- Provides an interpretation of the disastrous offensives of August 1914 by the military strategists of Europe's major continental powers and why they choose to defy the inexorable constraints of time, space, and technology, which so heavily favored the defensive. Explained are their strategic doctrines in terms of three components: rational calculation, bias that reflects the influence of parochial interests on perception and policy, and bias that results from the need to simplify complex decisions. Using the role of doctrinal and organizational biases in military decision making and operational planning, the author attempts to solve one of history's great unsolved puzzles
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 267 p.
- Note
- Originally published in 1984
- Contents
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- Military bias and offensive strategy
- France : offensive strategy as an institutional defense
- France : Du Picq, Dreyfus, and the errors of plan
- Germany : the elusive formula for decisive victory
- Germany : the "necessary" is possible
- Russia : bureaucratic politics and strategic priorities
- Russia : the politics and psychology of overcommitment
- The determinants of military strategy
- Isbn
- 9780801482441
- Label
- The ideology of the offensive : military decision making and the disasters of 1914
- Title
- The ideology of the offensive
- Title remainder
- military decision making and the disasters of 1914
- Statement of responsibility
- Jack Snyder
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Provides an interpretation of the disastrous offensives of August 1914 by the military strategists of Europe's major continental powers and why they choose to defy the inexorable constraints of time, space, and technology, which so heavily favored the defensive. Explained are their strategic doctrines in terms of three components: rational calculation, bias that reflects the influence of parochial interests on perception and policy, and bias that results from the need to simplify complex decisions. Using the role of doctrinal and organizational biases in military decision making and operational planning, the author attempts to solve one of history's great unsolved puzzles
- Cataloging source
- ADA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Snyder, Jack L
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Series statement
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- Cornell studies in security affairs
- Cornell paperbacks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Offensive (Military science)
- Military planning
- Military planning
- Military planning
- World War, 1914-1918
- Label
- The ideology of the offensive : military decision making and the disasters of 1914, Jack Snyder
- Note
- Originally published in 1984
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-261) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Military bias and offensive strategy -- France : offensive strategy as an institutional defense -- France : Du Picq, Dreyfus, and the errors of plan -- Germany : the elusive formula for decisive victory -- Germany : the "necessary" is possible -- Russia : bureaucratic politics and strategic priorities -- Russia : the politics and psychology of overcommitment -- The determinants of military strategy
- Control code
- ocm22721470
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 267 p.
- Isbn
- 9780801482441
- Lccn
- 84007783
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 9780801482441
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- The ideology of the offensive : military decision making and the disasters of 1914, Jack Snyder
- Note
- Originally published in 1984
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-261) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Military bias and offensive strategy -- France : offensive strategy as an institutional defense -- France : Du Picq, Dreyfus, and the errors of plan -- Germany : the elusive formula for decisive victory -- Germany : the "necessary" is possible -- Russia : bureaucratic politics and strategic priorities -- Russia : the politics and psychology of overcommitment -- The determinants of military strategy
- Control code
- ocm22721470
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 267 p.
- Isbn
- 9780801482441
- Lccn
- 84007783
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780801482441
- Other physical details
- ill.
Subject
- Military planning -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century
- Offensive (Military science) -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns
- Military planning -- France -- History -- 20th century
- Military planning -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
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- Cornell studies in security affairs
- Online access with EBA: JSTOR
- Online access with subscription: Proquest Ebook Central
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