Overview
Engages with theory and practice on the art of war
Analyzes the under-researched element of time in the force-time-place trinity and the relationships among all three elements
Presents temporality as crucial to the operational and intellectual strategies of war in numerous applications
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About this book
This book examines the meaning and management of time as a facet of the art of war in general but especially operational art. While force-time-place has for a long time been considered to be the essential trinity of warfare, the aspect of time remains largely under-researched. Relying on classic texts on art of war, the author engages with some of the top theorists and practitioners of art of war from the age of Sun Tzu to the network-centric warfare about the role of time and its management in operational art. Relying on Alvin Toffler’s theory of the “three waves,” the volume follows research into development of operational art through cycles from the agrarian age to the industrial age and into the information age.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jan Hanska is a lieutenant colonel (GS, Army) of the Finnish Defense Forces and Adjunct Professor of International Relations and War Studies at the University of Lapland, Finland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: War of Time
Book Subtitle: Managing Time and Temporality in Operational Art
Authors: Jan Hanska
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45517-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45516-3Published: 09 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45519-4Published: 09 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-45517-0Published: 08 July 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 321
Topics: International Security Studies, Conflict Studies, Military and Defence Studies