Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control (Classics of Sea Power)

Joseph C. Wylie

ISBN 10: 0870213628 / ISBN 13: 9780870213625

Published by Naval Institute Press, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control (Classics of Sea Power)
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0870213628
• ISBN 13: 9780870213625
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In Military StrategyRear Admiral J.C. Wylie invented the intellectual framework and terminology with which to understand strategy as a means of control. He synthesized the four existing specific theories of strategy into one general theory that is as valid today as when it was first created. Wylie has written a penetrating new postscript especially for this "Classics of Sea Power" edition that takes an up-to-the-minute look at such topics as terrorism, Nicaraguan politics, and the Strategic Defense Initiative. To supplement the text, John Hattendorg's introduction presents a detailed intellectual biography of Wylie. In addition, several of Wylie's most significant shorter writings are included as appendixes. J.C. Wylie retired from the U.S. Navy as a rear admiral in 1972, after a forty-four-year naval career that included service as chief of staff as the Naval War College. John B. Hattendorf is Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, and co-editor of "Sea Power" series.

About the Author

Rear Admiral Joseph Caldwell Wylie, Jr., USN was born March 3, 1911 and died on January 29, 1993 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.