The New American Way of War by Ben Buley - 9780415759755

The New American Way of WarMilitary Culture and the Political Utility of Force\nAuthor(s): Ben Buley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415759755, 978-0415759755\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the cultural history and future prospects of the so-called new American way of war. In recent decades, American military culture has become increasingly dominated by a vision of immaculate destruction, which reached its apogee with the fall of Baghdad in 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom was hailed as the triumphant validation of this new American way of war. For its most enthusiastic supporters, it also encapsulated a broader political vision. By achieving complete technical mastery of the battlefield, the US would render warfare surgical, humane, and predictable, and become a precisely calibrated instrument of national policy. \n\nAmerican strategy has often been characterised as lacking in concern for the non-military conseque.