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Has the 'Western' way of war been as successful as the rhetoric would have us believe? Is it fit for future conflicts, against future adversaries, adaptable enough for the information and data age? How should it adapt? Over 75 episodes of the world-renowned podcast challenged leaders from the military, politics and industry - as well as world leading scholars - with the question: "What does the Western Way of War mean to you?" The answers were as surprising as they were illuminating. If there was broad recognition that the West had been losing military engagements at a frightening rate, there…mehr

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Has the 'Western' way of war been as successful as the rhetoric would have us believe? Is it fit for future conflicts, against future adversaries, adaptable enough for the information and data age? How should it adapt? Over 75 episodes of the world-renowned podcast challenged leaders from the military, politics and industry - as well as world leading scholars - with the question: "What does the Western Way of War mean to you?" The answers were as surprising as they were illuminating. If there was broad recognition that the West had been losing military engagements at a frightening rate, there was not a common cause identified by discussants. With his inimitable style of interview, Professor Peter Roberts draws out the key aspects of the Western Way of War from hugely diverse and expert witnesses, seeking answers to the key questions for failure and advice on necessary adaptation to reverse the record of Western military performance since the end of the Cold War. The podcast became required listening at staff colleges around the world; the book enables a new generation of military students in the profession of arms to test their own thinking against the challenges laid clear by host and guests alike.
Autorenporträt
Peter Roberts initially produced his series of books to help first-time British visitors to European countries on holiday. They were each entitled "Learn 35 Words to Speak...". This idea was successful, with the initial series including French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Welsh and Irish Gaelic. The series is presently being extended to include Greek and Japanese. Bearing in mind the success of these simple and inexpensive books, and the excellent five-star reviews that they have received, Peter Roberts decided to supplement four of them to help people travelling to EU countries to improve their communication skills even more; this latter series includes, "Learn 35 Verbs to Speak Better French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese". They continue to concentrate on only learning the 5% of the language that is needed, whilst discarding the unnecessary 95%. The Verb books continue giving the detailed care needed to explain, using a simplified phonetic system, how every word and phrase should be pronounced. Excellent pronunciation is as much a part of being understood as having the appropriate vocabulary. Dr Roberts has made these features the core of his excellent, internationally-selling language books, encapsulating the "Roberts System".