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Military Strategy
The Politics and Technique of War
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Military Strategy
The Politics and Technique of War
- Textbook
Description
Military strategy is concerned with the translation of armed force into intended political effects. As such, it constitutes one of the most important activities of the past two centuries; and yet during this period it has not always been practised very effectively.
In this book, John Stone seeks to explain why this has been the case by examining various instances of strategic practice drawn from the period between the eighteenth century and the present day. He contends that, to be truly effective, strategy must faithfully reflect the political context in which it is formulated. Where strategy has failed, it is frequently because its practitioners have paid undue attention to military-technical matters at the expense of politics.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The French Revolution and Napoleon
2. Strategy in Nineteenth-Century Prussia and Germany
3. Total War and Liberal Dissent
4. The United States and Liberal-Capitalist War, 1941-61
5. Limited Nuclear War
6. Limited Conventional War
7. The 'Global War on Terror'
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Feb 14 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 216 |
| ISBN | 9781441172945 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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