Military Strategy: The Politics and Technique of War

by John Stone

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441172945
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/14/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	296 KB

About the Author

John Stone is Senior Lecturer in the War Studies Department at King's College, London, UK.

Table of Contents

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