Rejecting accepted theories for unexpected Military disasters, the authors brilliantly analyze disasters of great magnitude.
As recent events prove, Military Misfortunes will be required reading for as long as armies go to war..
Cohen and John Gooch\'s gripping battlefield narratives and groundbreaking explanations of the hidden factors that undermine armies are brought thoroughly up to date.
Now with a new Afterword discussing America\'s missteps in Iraq, Somalia, and the War on Terror, Eliot A.
Since it was first published in 1990, Military Misfortunes has become the classic analysis of the unexpected catastrophes that befall competent militaries.
Why do competent armies fail? Eliot Cohen and John Gooch explore answers to this question throughout this extensive analysis.
They assert that Military misfortune turns not on individual or collective Failure but is rooted in the nature of the complex interconnections between men, systems, and organizations.
Rejecting accepted theories for unexpected Military disasters, the authors brilliantly analyze disasters of great magnitude
