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Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age

by Felix Gilbert, Peter Paret, Gordon A. Craig
$29.41
Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age - Thryft
Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age - Thryft

Strategic analysis of war over the past five centuries.

This book is a comprehensive examination of war throughout history, analyzing the strategic characteristics and political and social functions of conflicts. It offers a broad perspective on war, featuring essays on major theorists, political and military leaders, and even impersonal forces. The book not only explores the theory and practice of war but also places military thought and action within their political, social, and economic contexts. With its diverse themes and historical insights, this book is ideal for anyone interested in understanding the complex nature of war throughout the ages.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age

by Felix Gilbert, Peter Paret, Gordon A. Craig
$29.41
ISBN: 9780691027647
Authors: Felix Gilbert, Peter Paret, Gordon A. Craig
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date of Publication: 1986-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Philosophy, Business, History
Related Topics: History, History, Politics, War
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 1864 readers)

Description

The classic reference volume on the theory and practice of warThe essays in this volume analyze war, its strategic characterisitics, and its political and social functions over the past five centuries. The diversity of its themes and the broad perspectives applied to them make the book a work of general history as much as a history of the theory and practice of war from the Renaissance to the present. Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age takes the first part of its title from an earlier collection of essays, published by Princeton University Press in 1943, which became a classic of historical scholarship. Three essays are repinted from the earlier book while four others have been extensively revised. The rest―twenty-two essays―are new.The subjects addressed range from major theorists and political and military leaders to impersonal forces. Machiavelli, Clausewitz, and Marx and Engels are discussed, as are Napoleon, Churchill, and Mao. Other essays trace the interaction of theory and experience over generations―the evolution of American strategy, for instance, or the emergence of revolutionary war in the modern world. Still others analyze the strategy of particular conflicts―the First and Second World Wars―or the relationship between technology, policy, and war in the nuclear age. Whatever its theme, each essay places the specifics of military thought and action in their political, social, and economic environment. Together, the contributors have produced a book that reinterprets and illuminates war, one of the most powerful forces in history and one that cannot be controlled in the future without an understanding of its past.
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Strategic analysis of war over the past five centuries.

This book is a comprehensive examination of war throughout history, analyzing the strategic characteristics and political and social functions of conflicts. It offers a broad perspective on war, featuring essays on major theorists, political and military leaders, and even impersonal forces. The book not only explores the theory and practice of war but also places military thought and action within their political, social, and economic contexts. With its diverse themes and historical insights, this book is ideal for anyone interested in understanding the complex nature of war throughout the ages.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.