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way of war: a standalone construct

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Military history

the idea that a nation has a characteristic style of waging war rooted in its history, introduced in Weigley's account of an American preference for annihilation.

In military history, way of war refers to the idea that a nation has a characteristic style of waging war rooted in its history, introduced in Weigley's account of an American preference for annihilation. This meaning comes from Weigley (1973) in The American way of war.[1]

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  1. Weigley, R. F. (1973). The American way of war. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780026256506

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