Military Strategy
Principles, Practices, and Historical Perspectives
Published on 1. September 2011
350 pages
978-1-59797-400-4 (ISBN)
Description
John M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of history's great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He discusses national security interests, strategic building blocks, military strategies across the conflict spectrum, methods for developing talent and strategic acumen, and recent case studies that put principles into practice. Collins never tells readers what to think, but in Military Strategy he provides them with the intellectual tools to think for themselves. Written in a clear, straightforward style, this book will appeal to officers, policy-makers, students, and the public.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dulles
United States
File size
4,37 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-59797-400-4 (9781597974004)
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Person
John M. Collins is a retired U.S. Army colonel and a distinguished visiting research fellow at the National Defense University. Collins culminated his military career as the director of military strategy studies and then as chief of the Strategic Research Group at the National War College. He was subsequently the senior specialist in national defense at the Congressional Research Service for twenty-four years. Collins has written twelve books and numerous monographs, including Strategy: Principles, Practices, and Historical Perspectives. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Prospectus
- 1. Overview
- PART I THE FRAMEWORK OF MILITARY STRATEGY
- 2. National Security Interests
- 3. Foreign and Domestic Threats
- 4. Basic Security Objectives
- 5. The Primacy of Policy
- PART II FUNDAMENTALS OF MILITARY STRATEGY
- 6. Strategic Starting Points
- 7. Fundamentals of Deterrence
- 8. War-Fighting Fundamentals
- 9. Fundamentals of Military Preparedness
- 10. Fundamentals of Arms Control
- PART III SPECIALIZED MILITARY STRATEGIES
- 11. Counterproliferation Strategies
- 12. Nuclear Warfare Strategies
- 13. Biological and Chemical Warfare Strategies
- 14. Traditional Forces and Strategies
- 15. Insurgency Strategies
- 16. Counterinsurgency Strategies
- 17. Sociopolitical Terrorism
- 18. Counterterrorism Strategies
- 19. Nonlethal Warfare Strategies
- 20. Coalition Warfare Strategies
- PART IV KEYS TO STRATEGIC SUPERIORITY
- 21. Strategic Trailblazers
- 22. Strategic Stepping-Stones
- PART V APPLIED STRATEGIES
- 23. Balkan Tar Babies
- 24. Final Reflections
- Appendix A. Strategic Terminology
- Appendix B. Abbreviations
- Appendix C. A Bookshelf for Military Strategists
- Index
- About the Author
- Footnotes
- Chapter 10
- 1
- 2
- Chapter 11
- 1
- Chapter 12
- 1
- 2
- Chapter 13
- 1
- Chapter 18
- 1
- 2
- Chapter 19
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