“This book is a must-read for political and military leaders. The War for Karabakh is an extraordinary study that explains the conduct of the war, its outcome, and its implications for future armed conflict. Liam Collins and John Spencer reveal the essential elements of success in war, including clear strategic aims and the ability to marshal all elements of national power in pursuit of those aims. This book explains how the war demonstrated the dramatic effect of new technologies such as unmanned aerial systems while placing those technologies in the context of combined arms tactics, operational planning, geography, training, leadership, and force design.” —Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster, US Army (ret.), 25th United States National Security Advisor, and author of Dereliction of Duty, Battlegrounds, and At War with Ourselves
“A masterful analysis of one of the defining but often overlooked military campaigns of the twenty-first century. Few authors combine distinguished combat experience with serious scholarly achievement as effectively as Liam Collins and John Spencer. The result is a compelling account showing how strategy, leadership, operational art, and adaptation, in addition to technology, determine success on the modern battlefield.” —General David Petraeus, US Army (ret.); former Commanding General, Multi-National Force–Iraq; former Commander, US Central Command; former Commander, Coalition Forces in Afghanistan; former Director of the CIA; and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Gaza
“This is far more than the history of a recent war. Liam Collins and John Spencer demonstrate how strategy, leadership, preparation, and disciplined execution—not technology alone—determine success on the modern battlefield. This is an important book for military professionals and anyone interested in how nations prepare for conflict.” —General Stanley A. McChrystal, US Army (ret.)
“The War for Karabakh presents a penetrating analysis of a conflict that has proven highly influential in shaping our understanding of modern warfare. War is always a mix of continuity and change. Although many analysts focus disproportionately on change, Collins and Spencer offer a more balanced view that places drones, precision, and modern surveillance in their proper context. The book is essential reading for anyone concerned with modern technology and its interaction with strategy.” —Stephen Biddle, Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and author of Military Power
