UPDATED WITH TWO NEW CHAPTERS

One of the most provocative and striking books written by a British commander ... an update on the two great thinkers of war and peace, Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, for our times ... addressed to anyone interested in the well-being of our world.

Why do we attempt to use military power to solve our political problems? And why, when our forces win military battles, does this still fail to resolve these problems? It is because force lacks utility. From Iraq to the Balkans and from Afghanistan to Chechnya, the last fifteen years have seen a continuous stream of military interventions that have not fulfilled their promises of peace or at least political resolution. The Utility of Force explains this paradox that remains at the heart of the current international system.

The exceptional soldier of modern Britain ... a book that will ensure his reputation as a serious and original thinker among soldiers and strategists.

It is difficult to overstate the overwhelming nature of this book as almost a category of everything the West has done in recent years and continues to do today.

Pages: 480, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm