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Understanding Contemporary Strategy
Understanding Contemporary Strategy provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of modern strategy. Covering all the main issues in the field, the book explores the major themes through a combination of classical and modern strategic theory, history and current...
Published October 27th 2011 by Routledge
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Theoretical Roots of US Foreign Policy
Machiavelli and American Unilateralism
Series: Contemporary Security Studies
This volume explores the reasons why American leaders from the 1700s onwards frequently adopt policies of unilateralism. Thomas M. Kane presents fresh explanations for America’s invasion of Iraq and defiance of international agreements, which go much deeper than conventional critiques of...
Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
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Ancient China on Postmodern War
Enduring Ideas from the Chinese Strategic Tradition
Series: Cass Military Studies
Sun Tzu and other classical Chinese strategic thinkers wrote in an era of social, economic and military revolution, and hoped to identify enduring principles of war and statecraft. The twenty-first century is a time of similarly revolutionary change, and this makes their ideas of particular...
Published April 11th 2007 by Routledge
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Chinese Grand Strategy and Maritime Power
Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
This challenging new book argues that the People's Republic of China is pursuing a long-term strategy to extend its national power by sea....
Published April 30th 2002 by Routledge
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Military Logistics and Strategic Performance
This work argues that logistics in warfare is crucial to achieving strategic success. The author identifies logistical capabilities as an arbiter of opportunity, which plays a critical role in determining which side will hold the strategic iniative in war. Armies which have secured reliable...
Published March 31st 2001 by Routledge