Beyond Guns and Steel: A War Termination Strategy

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This work is a doctrinal examination of war termination strategy and conflict resolution as a dependent pair, requiring a plan to achieve both in unison in advance of a fight. The necessity of a plan for conflict resolution should be intuitively obvious for policymakers, yet a survey of recent conflicts, including Afghanistan and Iraq, shows that not to be the case. Beyond Guns and Steel: A War Termination Strategy provides a practical approach to establishing a plan for war termination and conflict resolution before the bullets fly. In explaining the difference between strategy and policy, Colonel Dominic J. Caraccilo clarifies the most important, and often the most constraining, element of a nation's powerits resources. He posits that termination strategy and conflict resolution are interdependent and need to be included in conflict plans from the outset. Caraccilo's book fills a void in current strategy for the development of long-term plans that bring conflicts to timely and acceptable conclusions, providing a methodology that allows interagency requirements and resources for war termination to be defined, allocated, and employed effectively.

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This book is one of the very best starting points for any serious student of the art of conflict resolution, and it deservesand will no doubt receivea place in the curricula of the U.S. military's senior service schools for years to come. * Military Review *

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Colonel Dominic J. Caraccilo is an active duty army officer with over 26 years of service commanding at the company, battalion, and brigade levels in combat in Iraq.