Military Operational Planning and Strategic Moves by Luc?a Mart?nez Ord??ez (Eng

Description: Military Operational Planning and Strategic Moves by Lucía Martínez Ordóñez It provides a simple but rigorous game-theoretic framework in order to analyse operational alternatives for a whole range of typical conflicts Western military forces are facing, including the most recent ones such as Anti-Access/Area-Denial and supporting host nations counterinsurgency campaigns. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book employs game theory to warfare and in particular to military operations. It aims at scrutinizing the validity of the two ideas that have governed the literature on war and warfighting: One is the Clausewitzian Fog of War, which suggests that he who is able to "see" through the gunsmoke and observe his opponents moves before he has to commit to some strategy himself, should be able to gain an advantage over that enemy; the other is the tradition of understanding military conflict as a zero-sum game. Combined, these ideas seem to imply that war always gives rise to a second-mover advantage. This book questions the validity of this presumption at the operational level of military planning. It provides a simple but rigorous game-theoretic framework in order to analyse operational alternatives for a whole range of typical conflicts Western military forces are facing, including the most recent ones such as Anti-Access/Area-Denial and supporting host nations counterinsurgency campaigns. Back Cover This book employs game theory to warfare and in particular to military operations. It aims at scrutinizing the validity of the two ideas that have governed the literature on war and warfighting: One is the Clausewitzian Fog of War , which suggests that he who is able to "see" through the gunsmoke and observe his opponents moves before he has to commit to some strategy himself, should be able to gain an advantage over that enemy; the other is the tradition of understanding military conflict as a zero-sum game. Combined, these ideas seem to imply that war always gives rise to a second-mover advantage. This book questions the validity of this presumption at the operational level of military planning. It provides a simple but rigorous game-theoretic framework in order to analyse operational alternatives for a whole range of typical conflicts Western military forces are facing, including the most recent ones such as Anti-Access/Area-Denial and supporting host nations counterinsurgency campaigns. Table of Contents Introduction.- Game Theory and the Decision-Making Process in Military Affairs.- Strategies and Tactics.- Conflicts as Zero-Sum Games.- The Advantage of Moving First Versus a First-Mover Advantage.- Irregular Warfare.- Modelling Specific Aspects of COIN Operations: On the Possiblity of a First Mover Advantage.- The War Against the Taliban: Tactical Operations and Strategic Moves.- Lessons Learned. Feature Applies game theory to military strategy Explores whether there is a second-mover advantage in warfighting Highlights operational alternatives for typical military conflicts in todays world Details ISBN3319858289 Series Contributions to Economics ISBN-10 3319858289 ISBN-13 9783319858289 Format Paperback DEWEY 341.48 Pages 101 Publisher Springer International Publishing AG Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-07-25 Imprint Springer International Publishing AG Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Language English UK Release Date 2018-07-25 Illustrations 6 Illustrations, color; 15 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 101 p. 21 illus., 6 illus. in color. Author Lucía Martínez Ordóñez Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017 Alternative 9783319561073 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:131032717;

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