The Unconventional, Unorthodox Innovators and Thinkers, Scholars, and Outsiders Who Mastered the Art of War
Edición de la obra Mavericks of War
| Autor | Jason Ridler |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Stackpole Books |
| Fecha de publicación | Jun 01, 2018 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 344 |
| Formato | hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780811719865 |
| ISBN-10 | 0811719863 |
| OCLC | 1007056228 |
| LCCN | 2017055079 |
| Número de Cutter |
R545mIntroduction: Leachman's ghost -- Part 1. Mavericks of the Great War -- "Those Who Dream in Daylight": T.E. Lawrence and the impact of a maverick of war -- "The lone and hopeless struggle": Wilhelm Wassmuss and the German experiment in Islamic insurgencies, 1914-1918 Part 2. Global war on ignorance & the Axis: The Special Operations Executive and the Office of Strategic Services -- "Dishonest adventurers": Monty Woodhouse and the SOE in Greece during the Second World War -- "Despite the handicap of her sex": Cora Du Bois, OSS Research and Analysis Chief in South East Asia, 1943-1945 -- Part 3. Mavericks of Vietnam -- Expert in exile: Bernard Fall and speaking truth to Power in Vietnam -- The ad man and the wolf: The victories and defeats of Edward Lansdale and Charles Bohannon in Southeast Asia, 1945-1968 -- Part 4. Mavericks after Vietnam -- Prelude: Gertrude Bell and war in "a devil's cauldron"--Warlords, commanders, and the truth: Sarah Chayes in Afghanistan, 2002-2010 -- British pacifist vs. American pride: Emma Sky in Iraq, 2003-2010. "Profiles the intellectuals, outsiders, and eccentrics who shaped battlefields from World War II and Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan."--Provided by publisher.