Embracing the Fog of War

By Ben Connable

Book Overview

The unpredictable counterinsurgency environment challenges centralized, quantitative campaign assessment. A comprehensive examination of the centralized, quantitative approach to assessment, as described in the literature and doctrine and applied in two primary case studies (Vietnam and Afghanistan), reveals weaknesses and gaps and proposes an alternative process: contextual assessment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833058150
• ISBN13: 9780833058157
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"