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CR9781108973458 |
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UkCbUP |
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20240910174850.0 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781108973458 (ebook) |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781108977876 (paperback) |
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UkCbUP |
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eng |
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rda |
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UkCbUP |
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n-us--- |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
U104 |
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.K57 2021 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
355.02 |
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23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kirkpatrick, David L. I., |
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author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
How important are superior numbers? : |
| Remainder of title |
a reappraisal of Lanchester's square law / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
David L. I. Kirkpatrick. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Cambridge : |
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Cambridge University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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1 online resource (86 pages) : |
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digital, PDF file(s). |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
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computer |
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rdamedia |
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online resource |
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cr |
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rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Cambridge elements. Elements in defence economics, |
| International Standard Serial Number |
2632-332X |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Mar 2021). |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
A century ago Frederick Lanchester formulated a mathematical model of combat which suggested that the combat power of a military force was proportional to the product of the individual effectiveness of the units in the force and the square of the number of units deployed. This model reinforced a long-established faith in the importance of superior numbers. However, successive historical studies failed to identify any clear relationship between the numbers and losses in opposing forces. This Element analyses American Civil War battles, and shows that the ratio of losses incurred was inversely proportional to the ratio of numbers effectively engaged. This result demonstrates that the numbers of fighting units in a military force are less important than the ability of those units to get into action and inflict losses on the enemy. This result demonstrates the limitations of the Square Law, and should prevent it from being applied indiscriminately. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Lanchester, F. W. |
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(Frederick William), |
| Dates associated with a name |
1868-1946. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Combat |
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Mathematical models. |
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Armed Forces |
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Mathematical models. |
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Manpower |
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Mathematical models. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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United States |
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History |
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Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Campaigns |
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Mathematical models. |
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United States |
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History |
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Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Manpower |
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Mathematical models. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Print version: |
| International Standard Book Number |
9781108977876 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Cambridge elements. Elements in defence economics, |
| International Standard Serial Number |
2632-332X. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108973458">https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108973458</a> |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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eBooks |
