Military Strategy
The Politics and Technique of War
1st Edition
Published on 14. February 2013
216 pages
978-1-4411-7294-5 (ISBN)
Description
Military strategy is concerned with the translation of armed force into intended political effects. As such, it constitutes one of the most important activities of the past two centuries; and yet during this period it has not always been practised very effectively.
In this book, John Stone seeks to explain why this has been the case by examining various instances of strategic practice drawn from the period between the eighteenth century and the present day. He contends that, to be truly effective, strategy must faithfully reflect the political context in which it is formulated. Where strategy has failed, it is frequently because its practitioners have paid undue attention to military-technical matters at the expense of politics.
In this book, John Stone seeks to explain why this has been the case by examining various instances of strategic practice drawn from the period between the eighteenth century and the present day. He contends that, to be truly effective, strategy must faithfully reflect the political context in which it is formulated. Where strategy has failed, it is frequently because its practitioners have paid undue attention to military-technical matters at the expense of politics.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-7294-5 (9781441172945)
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Content
Foreword
Introduction
1. The French Revolution and Napoleon
2. Strategy in Nineteenth-Century Prussia and Germany
3. Total War and Liberal Dissent
4. The United States and Liberal-Capitalist War, 1941-61
5. Limited Nuclear War
6. Limited Conventional War
7. The 'Global War on Terror'
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
1. The French Revolution and Napoleon
2. Strategy in Nineteenth-Century Prussia and Germany
3. Total War and Liberal Dissent
4. The United States and Liberal-Capitalist War, 1941-61
5. Limited Nuclear War
6. Limited Conventional War
7. The 'Global War on Terror'
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
