
Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War

The Best and the Brightest: Kennedy-Johnson Administrations (Modern Library)
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Both Napoleon and George W. Bush fell victim to the alignment problem. Their short-term military goals were misaligned with their countries’ long-term geopolitical goals. We can understand the whole of Clausewitz’s On War as a warning that “maximizing victory” is as shortsighted a goal as “maximizing user engagement.” According to the Clausewitzian
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The Anatomy of Error: Ancient Military Disasters and Their Lessons for Modern Strategists
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