Surprise attack: lessons for defense planning
Auteur :
Betts, Richard K.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780815709299
Date de publication :
1 sept. 1982
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
485 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Analyses surprise attacks during the mid-twentieth century to illustrate the author’s thesis: surprise attacks occur, not because intelligence services fail to warn, but because of the disbelief of political leaders. Richad K. Betts investigation of the historical, psychological, political, diplomatic, and military aspects of his subject heightens understanding of why surprise attacks succeed.