Strategic Studies A Reader

Name: Strategic Studies A Reader
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ISBN: 9780415661126

ISBN-10: 0415661129

ISBN-13: 9780415661126

Edition: 2nd 2014 (Revised)

Authors: Thomas G. Mahnken, Joseph A. Maiolo

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This Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors to the field - this revised edition contains several new essays and revised introductions to each section. The volumecompriseshard-to-find classics in the fieldas well as the latest scholarship. The aim is to provide studentswith a wide-ranging survey of the key issues in strategic studies, and to provide an introduction themain ideas and themes in the field. The book containssix extensive sections, each of which is prefaced by a short introductory essay: The Uses of Strategic Theory Interpretation of the Classics Instruments of War, Intelligence,and Deception Nuclear Strategy IrregularWarsand…

Book details

List price: $59.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 1/20/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



General introduction



The uses of strategic theory


Introduction



Strategic studies and the problem of power




What is a military lesson?




Why Strategy is Difficult




Interpretation of the classics


Introduction



Who's Afraid of Carl von Clausewitz?: A Guide to the Perplexed




"The Art of War"




Strategy: the indirect approach




Arms and In,uence




Instruments of war: land, sea, and air power


Introduction



Some principles of maritime strategy




Kosovo and the great air power debate




What's Wrong with the Intelligence Process?




Deception and Intelligence Failure: Anglo-German Preparations for U-Boat Warfare in the 1930s




Nuclear strategy


Introduction



The absolute weapon




The delicate balance of terror




Attacking the Atom: Does Bombing Nuclear Facilities Affect Proliferation?




Irregular warfare and small wars


Introduction



Science of guerrilla warfare




Problems of strategy in China's civil war




Strategic Terrorism: The Framework and its Fallacies




Hybrid Warfare and Challenges




Future warfare, future strategy


Introduction



Weapons: The Growth and Spread of the Precision-Strike Regime




The Revolution in Military Affairs with Chinese Characteristics




Iron Cannot Fight: The Role of Technology in Current Russian Military Theory




From Kadesh to Kandahar: military theory and the future of war




Cyber War Will Not Take Place




The lost meaning of strategy