{"product_id":"9780141991603-the-utility-of-force","title":"The Utility of Force","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpdated with two new chapters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPDATED WITH TWO NEW CHAPTERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most provocative and startling books ever written by a British commander . an update of the two great thinkers on war and peace, Clausewitz and Sun Tsu, for our time . it is for anyone interested in the well-being of our world' Robert Fox, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do we try to use military force to solve our political problems? And  why, when our forces win the military battles does this still fail to  solve those problems?  It is because the force lacks utility. From Iraq  to the Balkans, and from Afghanistan to Chechneya, over the past fifteen  years there has been a steady stream of military interventions that  have not delivered on their promise for peace, or even political  resolution. \u003ci\u003eThe Utility of Force\u003c\/i\u003e explains this anomaly at the heart of our current international system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Britain's outstanding soldier of modern times . a book that will  assure  his reputation as a serious and original thinker among soldiers  and strategists' Sir John Keegan,\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'It  is hard to overstate the devastating nature of this book as an   indictment of almost everything the West has done in recent years, and   is doing today' Sir Max Hastings, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30347243782241,"sku":"9780141991603","price":12.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34336757_0a77f84f-8c30-47a1-9167-a56bc154a7c3.jpg?v=1747275560","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141991603-the-utility-of-force","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}