{"product_id":"war-and-power-who-wins-wars-and-why","title":"War and Power: Who Wins Wars--And Why","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA bold, revisionist study of modern warfare, showing that military victory is rooted not in large armies and decisive battles, but in the full spectrum of economic, political, and social power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‚ÄúVital reading for anyone grappling with America‚Äôs uncertain place in today‚Äôs global order.‚Äù ‚ÄîAlexander Vindman, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚Äìbestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Folly of Realism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For nearly two centuries, international relations have been premised on the idea of the ‚ÄúGreat Powers.‚Äù As the thinking went, these mighty states‚Äîthe European empires of the nineteenth century, the United States and the USSR during the Cold War‚Äîwere uniquely able to exert their influence on the world stage because of their overwhelming military capabilities. But as military historian Phillips Payson O‚ÄôBrien argues in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWar and Power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this conception of power fails to capture the more complicated truth about how wars are fought and won. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Our focus on the importance of large, well-equipped armies and conclusive battles has obscured the foundational forces that underlie military victories and the actual mechanics of successful warfare. O‚ÄôBrien suggests a new framework of ‚Äúfull-spectrum powers,‚Äù taking into account all of the diverse factors that make a state strong‚Äîfrom economic and technological might, to political stability, to the complex logistics needed to maintain forces in the field. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on examples ranging from Napoleon‚Äôs France to today‚Äôs ascendant China, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWar and Power\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers a critical new understanding of what makes a power truly great. It is vital reading in today‚Äôs perilous world.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521210880285,"sku":"9781541606975","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781541606975.jpg?v=1761145739","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/war-and-power-who-wins-wars-and-why","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}