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The Future of Strategy
Taschenbuch von Colin S. Gray
Sprache: Englisch

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Strategy is not a modern invention. It is an essential and enduring feature of human history that is here to stay. In this original essay, Colin S. Gray, world-renowned scholar of strategic thought, discusses the meaning of strategy and its importance for politicians and the military as a means of achieving desired outcomes in complex, uncertain conditions.

Drawing on a wide range of examples from the Great Peloponnesian War to the Second World War, Vietnam, and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gray ably shows how great military thinkers of the past and present have acted strategically in their various ideological, political, geographical and cultural contexts. Looking to the future, he argues that strategy will continue to provide a vital tool-kit for survival and security, but that the global threat posed by nuclear weapons remains an on-going challenge without obvious practical solutions. As Gray boldy asserts, there is no promised land ahead, only hard and dangerous times that will require us to master the theory and practice of strategy to secure our own future.
Strategy is not a modern invention. It is an essential and enduring feature of human history that is here to stay. In this original essay, Colin S. Gray, world-renowned scholar of strategic thought, discusses the meaning of strategy and its importance for politicians and the military as a means of achieving desired outcomes in complex, uncertain conditions.

Drawing on a wide range of examples from the Great Peloponnesian War to the Second World War, Vietnam, and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gray ably shows how great military thinkers of the past and present have acted strategically in their various ideological, political, geographical and cultural contexts. Looking to the future, he argues that strategy will continue to provide a vital tool-kit for survival and security, but that the global threat posed by nuclear weapons remains an on-going challenge without obvious practical solutions. As Gray boldy asserts, there is no promised land ahead, only hard and dangerous times that will require us to master the theory and practice of strategy to secure our own future.
Über den Autor

Colin S. Gray is Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the University of Reading. He has served as a Defence Advisor to both UK and US governments and is the author of 28 books on military history and strategic studies, as well as numerous academic articles.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface viii

Introduction 1

1 Politics the Master 7

2 Strategy: What It Is, and Why It Matters 23

3 Theory and Practice 43

4 Strategic History: Continuity and Change 63

5 Strategy, Strategies, and Geography 80

6 Strategy and the Future 98

Conclusion: What Do We Know with High Confidence? 107

Further reading 118

Notes 123

Index 140

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 188 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745687940
ISBN-10: 0745687946
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gray, Colin S.
Hersteller: John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Maße: 218 x 139 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Colin S. Gray
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.09.2015
Gewicht: 0,239 kg
Artikel-ID: 105003071
Über den Autor

Colin S. Gray is Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the University of Reading. He has served as a Defence Advisor to both UK and US governments and is the author of 28 books on military history and strategic studies, as well as numerous academic articles.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface viii

Introduction 1

1 Politics the Master 7

2 Strategy: What It Is, and Why It Matters 23

3 Theory and Practice 43

4 Strategic History: Continuity and Change 63

5 Strategy, Strategies, and Geography 80

6 Strategy and the Future 98

Conclusion: What Do We Know with High Confidence? 107

Further reading 118

Notes 123

Index 140

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Genre: Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 188 S.
ISBN-13: 9780745687940
ISBN-10: 0745687946
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gray, Colin S.
Hersteller: John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Maße: 218 x 139 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Colin S. Gray
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.09.2015
Gewicht: 0,239 kg
Artikel-ID: 105003071
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