george reppucci

A deeply researched book which spotlights key battles in four conflicts. It employs what Caldwell calls "strategic architecture" to analyze victories, defeats, stalemates and failures. A common framework of policy, strategy, and operations is used throughout to comprehensively analyze the outcomes of major operations, battles, and turning points. The 29 chapters contain detailed operations maps from US military Atlases which provide clear geographic accompaniment to the text. Historical photographs are provided throughout. For those wishing very detailed substantiation of the book contents, a comprehensive compilation of notes for each chapter is provided. Political and military leaders will find a wealth of lesson learned from past conflicts in this book.