Winning Westeros

How Game of Thrones Explains Modern Military Conflict

296 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Set in the fictitious world of Westeros, the hit television series Game of Thrones chronicles the bitter and violent struggle between the realm’s noble dynasties for control of the Seven Kingdoms. But this beloved fantasy drama has just as much to say about the successful strategies and real-life warfare waged in our own time and place. Winning Westeros brings together more than thirty of today’s top military and strategic experts, including generals and admirals, policy advisors, counterinsurgency tacticians, science fiction and fantasy writers, and ground-level military officers, to explain the strategy and art of war by way of the Game of Thrones saga. Each chapter provides a relatable, outside¿the¿box way to simplify and clarify the complexities of modern military conflict. A book as captivating and enthralling as Game of Thrones itself, Winning Westeros gives fans of the show and aspiring military minds alike an inspiring and entertaining means of understanding the many facets of modern warfare.  

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Krieg und Verteidigung Militär- und Verteidigungsstrategie
• ISBN: 9781640124813
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2021
• Größe: 224 x 203 mm
• Verlag: Potomac Books
• Herausgegeben von: Max Brooks, John Amble, Ml Cavanaugh, Jaym Gates