Principles of War

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. American Military History. 3. Principles for war in general. 4. Static principles of war in a changing world. 5. Principles of war for the new age. 6. Socialism and war. 7. Strategies of annihilation. 8. Thirty six strategies of war. 9. The art of war. 10. Modern war military strategy. 11. Geostrategic environment and the Indian Army. 12. Operations other than war. 13. War and the modern environment of conflict. Bibliography. Index.

From the Preface: "Military history today has a much wider scope than previous generations of scholars granted it. More than simply the story of armed conflict, of campaigns and battles, it is the story of how societies form their institutions for their collective security and how those institutions operate in peace and war. It is the story of soldiers and the subculture of which they are a part. It includes the entire range of economic, social, legal, political, technological, and cultural issues that arise from the state\'s need to organize violence to preserve its existence and accomplish its national goals. Military history cannot be viewed as a separate, quaint, subset of the wider history of a society. It is an integral part of a society; and the essence of a military, the armed citizen, is a reflection of that society.

The present book tries to explore all these topics and problems in an easy and comprehensive manner, undersigned is confident enough the readers will enjoy and grasp the matter of the text."