A History of Modern Wars of Attrition

by Carter Malkasian

A war of attrition is usually conceptualized as a bloody slogging match, epitomized by imagery of futile frontal assaults on the Western Front of the First World War. As such, many academics, politicians, and military officers currently consider attrition to be a wholly undesirable method of warfare. This first book-length study of wars of attrition challenges this viewpoint. A historical analysis of the strategic thought behind attrition demonstrates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275973794
• ISBN13: 9780275973797
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.5"