Blinders, Blunders, and Wars What America and China Can Learn

The history of wars caused by misjudgments, from Napoleon's invasion of Russia to America's invasion of Iraq, reveals that leaders relied on cognitive models that were seriously at odds with objective reality. Blinders, Blunders, and Wars analyzes eight historical examples of strategic blu...

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Main Author: Gompert, David C. (auth)
Other Authors: Binnendijk, Hans (auth), Lin, Bonny (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2014
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Summary:The history of wars caused by misjudgments, from Napoleon's invasion of Russia to America's invasion of Iraq, reveals that leaders relied on cognitive models that were seriously at odds with objective reality. Blinders, Blunders, and Wars analyzes eight historical examples of strategic blunders regarding war and peace and four examples of decisions that turned out well, and then applies those lessons to the current Sino-American case.
ISBN:j.ctt1287m9t
9780833087805
9780833087775
Access:Open Access