Castles, battles, and bombs: how economics explains military history
From the walls of Troy to the sands of Iraq, humans have devoted staggering resources to the art and science of war. Yet while military history has long studied the economics of conflict, until now there have been few attempts to apply the principles of economics to military history.In "Castles...
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| Zusammenfassung: | From the walls of Troy to the sands of Iraq, humans have devoted staggering resources to the art and science of war. Yet while military history has long studied the economics of conflict, until now there have been few attempts to apply the principles of economics to military history.In "Castles, Battles, and Bombs", Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll reconsider key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. For example, when looked at as a question of sheer cost, the building of castles in the Middle Ages seems almost inevitable: though stunningly expensive, a strong castle was far cheaper to maintain than a standing army.Similarly, great commanders of the Age of Battle such as Napoleon, Marlborough, and Frederick the Great are shown to have engaged in cost-benefit calculations: because the risk of losing an entire army usually far outweighed the potential spoils of victory, they actually chose to fight relatively few large engagements. The authors also reexamine the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II and provide new insights into France's decision to develop nuclear weapons. Drawing on these examples and more, Brauer and van Tuyll suggest lessons for today's military, from counterterrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq.Innovative and thought-provoking - and written to be grasped by readers without a background in economics - "Castles, Battles, and Bombs" opens up a new perspective on war and strategy, sure to fascinate history buffs, scholars, and students alike. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XIX, 403 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780226071640 9780226071633 0226071634 |
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| adam_text | CASTLES, BATTLES, AND BOMBS / BRAUER, JURGEN : C2008 TABLE OF
CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS PREFACE ECONOMICS ECONOMICS PRINCIPLE I:
OPPORTUNITY COST PRINCIPLE II: EXPECTED MARGINAL COSTS AND BENEFITS
PRINCIPLE III: SUBSTITUTION PRINCIPLE IV: DIMINISHING MARGINAL RETURNS
PRINCIPLE V: ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AND HIDDEN CHARACTERISTICS PRINCIPLE
VI: HIDDEN ACTIONS AND INCENTIVE ALIGNMENTS CONCLUSION: ECONOMICS AND
MILITARY HISTORY THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES, 1000-1300: THE CASE OF THE
MEDIEVAL CASTLE AND THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF WARFARE OPPORTUNITY COST AND
WARFARE THE UBIQUITY OF CASTLES THE COST OF CASTLING THE ADVANTAGES OF
CASTLES THE COST OF ARMIES CASTLE BUILDING AND THE OTHER PRINCIPLES OF
ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE RENAISSANCE, 1300 1600: THE CASE OF THE
CONDOTTIERI AND THE MILITARY LABOR MARKET THE PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEM
DEMAND, SUPPLY, AND RECRUITMENT CONTRACTS AND PAY CONTROL AND CONTRACT
EVOLUTION THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERMANENT ARMIES CONDOTTIERI AND THE OTHER
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE AGE OF BATTLE, 1618-1815: THE
CASE OF COSTS, BENEFITS, AND THE DECISION TO OFFER BATTLE EXPECTED
MARGINAL COSTS AND BENEFITS OF BATTLE THE 1600S: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS AND
RAIMONDO DE MONTECUCCOLI THE 1700S: MARLBOROUGH, DE SAXE, AND FREDERICK
THE GREAT NAPOLEONIC WARFARE THE AGE OF BATTLE AND THE OTHER PRINCIPLES
OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE AGE OF REVOLUTION, 1789-1914: THE CASE OF
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND THE ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INFORMATION AND WARFARE NORTH, SOUTH, AND THE SEARCH FOR INFORMATION
MAJOR EASTERN CAMPAIGNS THROUGH GETTYSBURG GRANT IN VIRGINIA THE
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND THE OTHER PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE
AGE OF THE WORLD WARS, 1914-1945: THE CASE OF DIMINISHING MARGINAL
RETURNS TO THE STRATEGIC BOMBING OF GERMANY IN WORLD WAR II A STRATEGIC
BOMBING PRODUCTION FUNCTION BOMBING GERMAN WAR PRODUCTION BOMBING THE
SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE CIVILIAN ECONOMY BOMBING GERMAN MORALE ASSESSING
THE EFFECT OF STRATEGIC BOMBING STRATEGIC BOMBING AND THE OTHER
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE AGE OF THE COLD WAR, 1945-1991:
THE CASE OF CAPITAL-LABOR SUBSTITUTION AND FRANCE S FORCE DE FRAPPE
HISTORY OF THE FORCE DE FRAPPE THE FORCE POST DE GAULLE JUSTIFYING THE
FORCE THE FORCE S EFFECT ON FRANCE S CONVENTIONAL ARMS SUBSTITUTING
NUCLEAR FOR CONVENTIONAL FORCES THE FORCE DE FRAPPE AND THE OTHER
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION ECONOMICS AND MILITARY HISTORY IN THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ECONOMICS OF TERRORISM ECONOMICS OF MILITARY
MANPOWER ECONOMICS OF PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES ECONOMICS,
HISTORIOGRAPHY, AND MILITARY HISTORY CONCLUSION NOTES REFERENCES INDEX.
DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT.
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CASTLES, BATTLES, AND BOMBS / BRAUER, JURGEN : C2008 TABLE OF
CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS PREFACE ECONOMICS ECONOMICS PRINCIPLE I:
OPPORTUNITY COST PRINCIPLE II: EXPECTED MARGINAL COSTS AND BENEFITS
PRINCIPLE III: SUBSTITUTION PRINCIPLE IV: DIMINISHING MARGINAL RETURNS
PRINCIPLE V: ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AND HIDDEN CHARACTERISTICS PRINCIPLE
VI: HIDDEN ACTIONS AND INCENTIVE ALIGNMENTS CONCLUSION: ECONOMICS AND
MILITARY HISTORY THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES, 1000-1300: THE CASE OF THE
MEDIEVAL CASTLE AND THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF WARFARE OPPORTUNITY COST AND
WARFARE THE UBIQUITY OF CASTLES THE COST OF CASTLING THE ADVANTAGES OF
CASTLES THE COST OF ARMIES CASTLE BUILDING AND THE OTHER PRINCIPLES OF
ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE RENAISSANCE, 1300 1600: THE CASE OF THE
CONDOTTIERI AND THE MILITARY LABOR MARKET THE PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEM
DEMAND, SUPPLY, AND RECRUITMENT CONTRACTS AND PAY CONTROL AND CONTRACT
EVOLUTION THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERMANENT ARMIES CONDOTTIERI AND THE OTHER
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE AGE OF BATTLE, 1618-1815: THE
CASE OF COSTS, BENEFITS, AND THE DECISION TO OFFER BATTLE EXPECTED
MARGINAL COSTS AND BENEFITS OF BATTLE THE 1600S: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS AND
RAIMONDO DE MONTECUCCOLI THE 1700S: MARLBOROUGH, DE SAXE, AND FREDERICK
THE GREAT NAPOLEONIC WARFARE THE AGE OF BATTLE AND THE OTHER PRINCIPLES
OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE AGE OF REVOLUTION, 1789-1914: THE CASE OF
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND THE ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INFORMATION AND WARFARE NORTH, SOUTH, AND THE SEARCH FOR INFORMATION
MAJOR EASTERN CAMPAIGNS THROUGH GETTYSBURG GRANT IN VIRGINIA THE
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND THE OTHER PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE
AGE OF THE WORLD WARS, 1914-1945: THE CASE OF DIMINISHING MARGINAL
RETURNS TO THE STRATEGIC BOMBING OF GERMANY IN WORLD WAR II A STRATEGIC
BOMBING PRODUCTION FUNCTION BOMBING GERMAN WAR PRODUCTION BOMBING THE
SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE CIVILIAN ECONOMY BOMBING GERMAN MORALE ASSESSING
THE EFFECT OF STRATEGIC BOMBING STRATEGIC BOMBING AND THE OTHER
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION THE AGE OF THE COLD WAR, 1945-1991:
THE CASE OF CAPITAL-LABOR SUBSTITUTION AND FRANCE'S FORCE DE FRAPPE
HISTORY OF THE FORCE DE FRAPPE THE FORCE POST DE GAULLE JUSTIFYING THE
FORCE THE FORCE'S EFFECT ON FRANCE'S CONVENTIONAL ARMS SUBSTITUTING
NUCLEAR FOR CONVENTIONAL FORCES THE FORCE DE FRAPPE AND THE OTHER
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS CONCLUSION ECONOMICS AND MILITARY HISTORY IN THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ECONOMICS OF TERRORISM ECONOMICS OF MILITARY
MANPOWER ECONOMICS OF PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES ECONOMICS,
HISTORIOGRAPHY, AND MILITARY HISTORY CONCLUSION NOTES REFERENCES INDEX.
DIESES SCHRIFTSTUECK WURDE MASCHINELL ERZEUGT. |
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| spelling | Brauer, Jurgen 1957- Verfasser (DE-588)136754759 aut Castles, battles, and bombs how economics explains military history Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll Chicago [u.a.] Univ. of Chicago Press 2008 XIX, 403 S. graph. Darst. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index From the walls of Troy to the sands of Iraq, humans have devoted staggering resources to the art and science of war. Yet while military history has long studied the economics of conflict, until now there have been few attempts to apply the principles of economics to military history.In "Castles, Battles, and Bombs", Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll reconsider key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. For example, when looked at as a question of sheer cost, the building of castles in the Middle Ages seems almost inevitable: though stunningly expensive, a strong castle was far cheaper to maintain than a standing army.Similarly, great commanders of the Age of Battle such as Napoleon, Marlborough, and Frederick the Great are shown to have engaged in cost-benefit calculations: because the risk of losing an entire army usually far outweighed the potential spoils of victory, they actually chose to fight relatively few large engagements. The authors also reexamine the strategic bombing of Germany in World War II and provide new insights into France's decision to develop nuclear weapons. Drawing on these examples and more, Brauer and van Tuyll suggest lessons for today's military, from counterterrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq.Innovative and thought-provoking - and written to be grasped by readers without a background in economics - "Castles, Battles, and Bombs" opens up a new perspective on war and strategy, sure to fascinate history buffs, scholars, and students alike. Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Military history Militærvæsen War - Economic aspects - History Økonomisk historie Geschichte War Economic aspects History Kriegführung (DE-588)4073817-6 gnd rswk-swf Wirtschaftliche Betrachtungsweise (DE-588)4133536-3 gnd rswk-swf Kriegführung (DE-588)4073817-6 s Wirtschaftliche Betrachtungsweise (DE-588)4133536-3 s Geschichte z DE-604 Van Tuyll, Hubert P. 1957- Sonstige (DE-588)13675502X oth http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007031667-t.html Table of contents only LoC Fremddatenuebernahme application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=016473946&sequence=000005&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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| title | Castles, battles, and bombs how economics explains military history |
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| title_full | Castles, battles, and bombs how economics explains military history Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Castles, battles, and bombs how economics explains military history Jurgen Brauer and Hubert van Tuyll |
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| title_sub | how economics explains military history |
| topic | Military history Militærvæsen War - Economic aspects - History Økonomisk historie Geschichte War Economic aspects History Kriegführung (DE-588)4073817-6 gnd Wirtschaftliche Betrachtungsweise (DE-588)4133536-3 gnd |
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