- Title
- Why winning a war is no longer necessary : modern warfare and the United States of America through the prism of the wars of Vietnam and Iraq
- Creator
- Driver, Strobe
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- Text; Thesis; PhD
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/44264
- Identifier
- vital:4502
- Abstract
- This thesis explores the role of warfare and the United States of America (US) in contemporary times. Prior to this, however, pre-modern warfare is examined to illustrate its dynamics prior to the emergence of the nation-state... This thesis is original because it steps beyond the boundaries of what war research has focussed on, which directly postulates victory or defeat in war is what provides unambiguous power-stakes. The thesis addresses why it is no longer necessary to win a war in order for power to be unambiguous and I contend, not needing to win a war, in the traditional sense of the term is the new objective of the US military, and the way in which this is accomplished is examined in detail."; Doctor of Philosophy
- Rights
- Open Access
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Vietnam; War; Iraq; United States
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