Strategic Studies A Reader

Name: Strategic Studies A Reader
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ISBN: 9780415772228

ISBN-10: 0415772222

ISBN-13: 9780415772228

Edition: 2008

Authors: Thomas G. Mahnken, Joseph A. Maiolo, Joseph A. Maiolo

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This Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors in the field. Filling a large gap in the market, it guidesnbsp;students through a wide-ranging survey of the theoretical and practical aspects of strategic studies. Providing an introduction to the key ideas and themes, it includes seven extensive sections on: the uses of strategic theory reinterpretation of the classics instruments of war: land, sea, and air power intelligence, perception and deception nuclear strategy limited war, small wars and terrorism war termination. Overall, Strategic Studies strikes a balance between theoretical works, which seek to discover generalizations…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 454
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.804
Language: English



Acknowledgments


General introduction



The uses of strategic theory


Introduction



Strategy as a science




Strategic studies and the problem of power




What is a military lesson?




Interpretation of the classics


Introduction



"The Art of War"




Strategy: the indirect approach




Arms and influence




Instruments of war: land, sea, and air power


Introduction



J.F.C. Fuller's theory of mechanized warfare




Some principles of maritime strategy




Air power and the origins of deterrence theory before 1939




Kosovo and the great air power debate




Nuclear strategy


Introduction



The absolute weapon




The delicate balance of terror




Irregular warfare and small wars


Introduction



Science of guerrilla warfare




Problems of strategy in China's civil war




Counterinsurgency warfare: theory and practice




Why big nations lose small wars: the politics of asymmetric conflict




Countering global insurgency




Strategic terrorism: the framework and its fallacies




Future warfare, future strategy


Introduction



Cavalry to computer: the pattern of military revolutions




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




Why strategy is difficult




The 'war on terror' in historical perspective




The lost meaning of strategy



Index