Blinders, Blunders, and Wars
What America and China Can Learn
Nonfiction, History, Asian, China, Military, Strategy, Americas, United States
| Author: | David C. Gompert, Hans Binnendijk, Bonny Lin | ISBN: | 9780833087782 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation | Publication: | November 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | RAND | Language: | English |
| Author: | David C. Gompert, Hans Binnendijk, Bonny Lin |
| ISBN: | 9780833087782 |
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation |
| Publication: | November 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | RAND |
| Language: | English |
The history of wars caused by misjudgments, from Napoleon’s invasion of Russia to America’s invasion of Iraq, reveals that leaders relied on cognitive models that were seriously at odds with objective reality. Blinders, Blunders, and Wars analyzes eight historical examples of strategic blunders regarding war and peace and four examples of decisions that turned out well, and then applies those lessons to the current Sino-American case.
The history of wars caused by misjudgments, from Napoleon’s invasion of Russia to America’s invasion of Iraq, reveals that leaders relied on cognitive models that were seriously at odds with objective reality. Blinders, Blunders, and Wars analyzes eight historical examples of strategic blunders regarding war and peace and four examples of decisions that turned out well, and then applies those lessons to the current Sino-American case.
