Blinders, Blunders, and Wars: What America and China Can Learn

Blinders, Blunders, and Wars: What America and China Can Learn
by: David C. Gompert (Author),Hans Binnendijk National Defense Universi(Author),Bonny Lin(Author)&0more
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Publication Date: 2014/12/15
Language: English
Print Length: 328 pages
ISBN-10: 0833087770
ISBN-13: 9780833087775
Book Description
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.
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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. Read more