Although considerable attention has been paid to deterrence theory and crisis management, the equally important topic of ending wars has been virtually ignored.

Terminating a conflict under favorable conditions has been one of the most difficult tasks facing our nation's political and military leaders. Too frequently, h

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 adva

Joint Pub 3-0 identifies the need to plan for conflict termination but our experiences in conflict demonstrate that more comprehensive planning needs to be done

At the heart of this book is the problem of war termination. Britain won an almost unbroken string of tactical military victories during an undeclared war again