Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

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Echevarria II, Antulio J.

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9780199340132: Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN 10: 0199340137 ISBN 13: 9780199340132
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2017

Synopsis

Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz, Antulio J. Echevarria II presents a fascinating account of the "art of the general." Drawing on historical examples, from Hannibal's war against Rome to Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz, from the Allies' campaign to overwhelm Hitler's fortress to the terror attacks of September 11, Echevarria vividly describes the major types of military strategy and their advantages and disadvantages.

Clear and engaging, this book shows that military strategy is essential for understanding major events of the past and becomes even more critical today, in a world increasingly threatened by weapons of mass destruction, terrorist attacks, and new dimensions of conflict such as cyberwar and space.

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About the Author

Antulio J. Echevarria II is the Editor of the US Army War College Quarterly. Prior to that, he was the Director of Research at the US Army War College. He is the author of Clausewitz and Contemporary War, Imagining Future War, and After Clausewitz, and of several articles on military thinking and contemporary war.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199340137
ISBN 13 
9780199340132
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
144
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  • 3.86 out of 5 stars
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