TY  - BOOK
AU  - Strachan,Hew
TI  - The direction of war: contemporary strategy in historical perspective 
SN  - 9781107047853
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Strategy
KW  - Military history, Modern
KW  - 21st century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 'The wars since 9/11, both in Iraq and Afghanistan, have generated frustration and an increasing sense of failure in the West. Much of the blame has been attributed to poor strategy. In both the United States and the United Kingdom, public enquiries and defence think tanks have detected a lack of consistent direction, of effective communication, and of governmental coordination'--
ER  -