No Victory, No Peace (Claremont Institute Series on Statesmanship and Political Philosophy) [Paperback]

Angelo M. Codevilla (Author)

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Publication Date: June 16, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0742550036 | ISBN-13: 978-0742550032

What does this so-called Global War on Terrorism really mean to the political elite in the United States? Can the U.S. ever emerge victorious in this unique struggle? Who and what is the enemy and what are they doing that stands in the way of victory in the global war? Has the Bush administration demonstrated a grasp of the principles of warfare? The Bush Administration has not achieved peace because it has not sought victory. This book shows that the biggest mistake in any war is to misidentify which persons are the obstacles to the peace one seeks. Bringing terrorists to 'justice' has no more logical connection with defeating the causes for which they fight than does keeping certain weapons out of the hands of certain states, or even making sure that free elections with female suffrage become universal. No Victory, No Peace applies the classical concepts of warfare to America's current struggles, and shows the (hard) way to win peace. No Victory, No Peace is a collection of essays each written at crucial points in the war on terror and the Iraq war. Meant to be read years after the events they describe, they hold up this war's conduct to timeless standards.

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Angelo M. Codevilla is a senior fellow at Claremont Institute and a professor of international relations at Boston University. He was a former Foreign Service officer, U.S. Senate committee staffer, member of the Reagan transition team, and senior research fellow at Hoover. His books include The Character of Nations: How Politics Makes and Breaks Prosperity, Family, and Civility(1997) and War: Ends and Means (1990).

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• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (June 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0742550036
• ISBN-13: 978-0742550032
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fantastic, July 26, 2005

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If you have not read any of Codevilla's writings on the GWOT, get this book. His views are absolutely essential to an understanding of whether the war is being appropriately prosecuted.