Brigádny generál Charles F. Brower IV je profesorom histórie a medzinárodných vzťahov na Vojenskej inštitúcii Virgínie, kde vyučuje americkú zahraničnú politiku a stratégiu. Jeho akademická práca sa sústreďuje na hlbšie pochopenie historických vzorcov, ktoré formujú súčasnú medzinárodnú krajinu. Brower prináša do svojej výuky a písania bohaté praktické skúsenosti spolu s hlbokým analytickým vhľadom. Jeho kurzy a publikácie často skúmajú zložitosť vojenskej histórie a jej dopad na súčasné globálne záležitosti.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Strategy in the Pacific War, 19431945
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The book explores the insights of American strategists in the Joint Chiefs of Staff during World War II, emphasizing their recognition of the intertwined nature of political and military strategy in the conflict against Japan. It highlights their understanding that wars stem from political origins and serve political goals, which shape both objectives and post-war peace. By viewing policy as the essential guiding principle for military action, the book argues against the notion of separating strategic issues from their political context.
In World War II in Europe: The Final Year, a distinguished group of international scholars reconsiders the important military and political questions relating to the final year of World War II. The essays attack these issues from strategic, operational, tactical and human perspectives, each section balanced by judicious commentary from experts in the field. The volume opens with fresh assessments of the strategic gifts of Roosevelt and Churchill, then goes on to offer analyses of aspects of the operational level of warfare. In one essay David Eisenhower reconsiders the "broad front" strategy employed by his grandfather as Supreme Allied Commander of Europe. Other essays examine such issues as the strategic bombing campaign, Germany’s defensive efforts, the role that considerations of military geography played in military operations in the Netherlands (with special attention on MARKET-GARDEN), and the terribly difficult Canadian operations to clear the "long left flank" of the Allies and to open the Scheldt estuary. The volume concludes with an examination of the human dimension of warfare. First-hand experiences are balanced with historical craft as essayists describe events during the battles against the Germans in the Ardennes and on Walcheren Island, as well as the perspectives of Dutch non-combatants as they adapted to liberation. World War II in Europe provides an unusually balanced set of essays analyzing the war in Europe from D-Day to V-E Day from diverse perspectives. The result is a greater appreciation of the complex challenges faced in bringing that "great" war to conclusion.
American strategists in the Joint Chiefs of Staff recognized the deep connection between political and military strategy during World War II, particularly in the conflict against Japan. They believed that war stems from political origins and aims to achieve political goals, which shape both the objectives of the war and the subsequent peace. Emphasizing the importance of policy as the guiding force in warfare, the book explores how this understanding influenced strategic decision-making, reflecting Clausewitz's views on the interplay between war and politics.
