{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-operational-art-from-napoleon-to-the-present-9780199599486","title":"The Evolution of Operational Art: From Napoleon to the Present","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Andreas Olsen | Martin Van Creveld\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: International Relations - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroadly defined as the grey area between strategy and tactics, operational art spans the theory and practice of planning and conducting campaigns and major operations aimed at accomplishing strategic and operational objectives in a given theatre of operations. An intermediate link between strategy and tactics has always existed, but a distinct concept that encompasses a systematic and deliberate plan of campaign for major operations is a mere two hundred years old. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on country specific case-studies, \u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Operational Art\u003c\/em\u003e describes how the concepts that underpin operational art originated, how they received practical expression in various campaigns, and how they developed over time. The point of departure is the campaigns of 'the God of War', Napoleon Bonaparte. The book then proceeds with chapters on the evolution of operational art in Prussia \/ Germany, the Soviet Union \/ Russia, the UK, US, Israel, and China. The final chapter deals with the future of operational art in irregular warfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheory is critical to refining and improving existing methods of applying operational warfare, and its importance cannot be overstated; however, to be useful, theory and its accompanying vocabulary must be combined with a proper examination of historical trends and practical experience. \u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Operational Art\u003c\/em\u003e attempts to achieve that combination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47603194200215,"sku":"9780199599486","price":12300.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199599486.webp?v=1775014569","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-evolution-of-operational-art-from-napoleon-to-the-present-9780199599486","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}