02179cam a2200265 4500 1066258571 TxAuBib 20231207120000.0 230920s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063293137 0063293137 TxAuBib Petraeus, David Howell. Conflict : the evolution of warfare from 1945 to Ukraine / General David Petraeus, Andrew Roberts. First edition. New York, NY : Harper, [2023] 536 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps. The death of the dream of peace, 1945-1953 -- Wars of decolonization, 1947-1975 -- America's war in Vietnam, 1964-1975 -- From the Sinai to Port Stanley, 1967-1982 -- Cold War denouement, 1979-1993 -- The new world disorder, 1991-1999 -- The war in Afghanistan, 2001-2021 -- The Iraqi war, 2003-2011 -- Appendix A. Security incidents in Iraq, January 2004-August 2008 -- Appendix B. Headquarters, multi-national force, Baghdad, Iraq, 15 July 2008 -- Appendix C. Anaconda strategy versus al-Qaeda in Iraq, September 2008 -- Appendix D. The battle of Sadr City, March-April 2008 -- Vladimir Putin's existential war against Ukraine, 2022- -- The wars of the future. Explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have been repeated time and again, and the challenge, for statesmen and generals alike, of learning to adapt to various new weapon systems, theories and strategies. Conflict is not only a critical assessment of our recent past, but also an essential primer of modern warfare that provides crucial knowledge for waging battle today as well as for understanding what the decades ahead will bring. 20231207. Military history, Modern. Military art and science. War History. Roberts, Andrew, 1963-