{"product_id":"planning-for-protraction-paperback-softback","title":"Planning for Protraction - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs Sino-US relations have deteriorated, concerns have grown in Washington over its ability to defeat China in a major conflict. A conflict between such peer competitors would likely become a protracted war of attrition drawing on all dimensions of national power, but this reality has yet to receive a sufficient degree of analytical attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this \u003ci\u003eAdelphi\u003c\/i\u003e book, Iskander Rehman provides a historically informed and empirically grounded study of protracted great-power war, its core drivers and characteristics, and an examination of the elements that have most often determined a competitor’s long-term strategic performance. Final victory in a protracted conflict, this book argues, rests on a combination of three core factors: a state’s military effectiveness and adaptability, its socio-economic power and resiliency, and the soundness of its alliance management and grand strategy. A detailed analysis of the contemporary Sino-US rivalry assesses how both parties might fare in the event of a protracted war, while highlighting some of its key differentiating aspects – most notably its nuclear and cyber dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45584317808878,"sku":"9781032734774","price":37.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/planning-for-protraction-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}