Strategy (Paperback)

Mark O. Yeisley

ISBN 10: 1682475646 / ISBN 13: 9781682475645

Published by Naval Institute Press, Annopolis, 2024

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Paperback. How does one engage in the study of strategy? Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower argues that strategy is not just concerned with amassing knowledge; it is also about recognizing our imperfect understanding of the environment and respecting the complex nature of adaptation to the unforeseen or unexpected. In essence, the strongest strategists are those who commit to an education that cultivates a more holistic and adaptive way of thinking. With that thought in mind, the contributors to Strategy, each a current or former professor at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, widely considered the Department of Defense's premier school of strategy, offer ways of thinking strategically about a variety of subject matters, from classical history to cyber power. Practitioners in the profession of arms, perhaps more than any other profession, must employ critical thinking where the application of power on land, at sea, in the air, and in space and cyberspace are concerned. Strategy examines various sub-disciplines regarding the use of power, and illuminates different approaches to thinking which have implications beyond the implementation of force. How does one engage in the study of strategy? This book argues that strategy is not just concerned with amassing knowledge; it is also about recognizing our imperfect understanding of the environment and respecting the complex nature of adaptation to the unforeseen or unexpected. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Strategy (Paperback)
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press, Annopolis
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1682475646
• ISBN 13: 9781682475645
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

How does one engage in the study of strategy? Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower argues that strategy is not concerned only with amassing knowledge; it is also about recognizing our imperfect understanding of the environment and respecting the complex nature of adaptation to the unforeseen or unexpected. In essence, the strongest strategists are those who commit to an education that cultivates a more holistic and adaptive way of thinking. With that thought in mind, the contributors to Strategy, each a current or former professor at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS)—widely considered the Department of Defense’s premier school of strategy—offer ways of thinking strategically about a variety of subject matters, from classical history to cyber power. Practitioners in the profession of arms, perhaps more than any other profession, must employ critical thinking where the application of power on land, at sea, in the air, and in space and cyberspace are concerned. Strategy examines various subdisciplines regarding the use of power and illuminates different approaches to thinking that have implications beyond the implementation of force.

About the Author

Richard J. Bailey Jr. is Dean of Students and a professor of Strategy and Security Studies, SAASS, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. 

James W. Forsyth Jr. is Dean of the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. 

Mark O. Yeisley is a former colonel and associate professor at SAASS and holds a PhD in international relations from Duke University. He teaches for Air Command and Staff College.