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7. Russia: The Politics and Psychology of Overcommitment

© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

© 2019 Cornell University Press, Ithaca

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Contents 5
  3. Illustrations 7
  4. Preface 9
  5. 1. Military Bias and Offensive Strategy 15
  6. 2. France: Offensive Strategy as an Institutional Defense 41
  7. 3. France: Du Picq, Dreyfus, and the Errors of Plan 17 57
  8. 4. Germany: The Elusive Formula for Decisive Victory 107
  9. 5. Germany: The "Necessary" Is Possible 125
  10. 6. Russia: Bureaucratic Politics and Strategic Priorities 157
  11. 7. Russia: The Politics and Psychology of Overcommitment 165
  12. 8. The Determinants of Military Strategy 199
  13. Notes 217
  14. Selected Bibliography 255
  15. Index 263
The Ideology of the Offensive
This chapter is in the book The Ideology of the Offensive
https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801468629-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. Contents 5
  3. Illustrations 7
  4. Preface 9
  5. 1. Military Bias and Offensive Strategy 15
  6. 2. France: Offensive Strategy as an Institutional Defense 41
  7. 3. France: Du Picq, Dreyfus, and the Errors of Plan 17 57
  8. 4. Germany: The Elusive Formula for Decisive Victory 107
  9. 5. Germany: The "Necessary" Is Possible 125
  10. 6. Russia: Bureaucratic Politics and Strategic Priorities 157
  11. 7. Russia: The Politics and Psychology of Overcommitment 165
  12. 8. The Determinants of Military Strategy 199
  13. Notes 217
  14. Selected Bibliography 255
  15. Index 263
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