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Military Strategy

Principles, Practices, and Historical Perspectives

By: John M. Collins

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Paperback | 1 November 2001

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John M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of history’s great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He discusses national security interests, strategic building blocks, military strategies across the conflict spectrum, methods for developing talent and strategic acumen, and recent case studies that put principles into practice. Collins never tells readers what to think, but in Military Strategy he provides them with the intellectual tools to think for themselves. Written in a clear, straightforward style, this book will appeal to officers, policy-makers, students, and the public.

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Every American leader, whether in uniform or not, needs to study this work by Col. John Collins. He is truly one of the rare strategic thinkers of our day. John Collins is a bona fide authority on national security policymaking. "Military Strategy" is insightful and readable. Military professionals and interested laymen will find it a most worthwhile read. Collins has produced an extraordinary work. . . . There is a great deal in this book that a leader needs to know. My strategic mentor when I was a student at the National War College hasn t lost his touch. This unique treatise contains valuable insights for strategic planners and operators in every military service. Collins' first book, "Grand Strategy", has been a handy reference in my personal library for many years. "Military Strategy", its replacement, is a must for anyone who wants to understand warfare, especially the first war of the twenty-first century. John Collins has written a brilliant book for use by those who develop strategy and those who want to understand how strategy should be developed. It should be the text on military strategy. This comprehensive survey provides an unexcelled checklist for the development and critique of military strategies. It s a good read that belongs in everybody s military library.

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List of Figures	p. x
List of Tables	p. x
List of Maps	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Prospectus	p. 1
Overview	p. 3
Strategic Hierarchy	p. 3
Strategic Processes	p. 5
Strategic Summation	p. 8
The Framework of Military Strategy
National Security Interests	p. 13
Basic Attributes	p. 13
Universally Valuable Interests	p. 14
Variably Valuable Interests	p. 16
Conflicts of Interest	p. 18
Key Points	p. 18
Foreign and Domestic Threats	p. 21
The Conflict Spectrum	p. 21
Strategic Guidance	p. 22
Enemy Military Power	p. 23
Intelligence Estimates	p. 25
Net Assessments	p. 28
Threat Assessments	p. 30
Key Points	p. 31
Basic Security Objectives	p. 35
National Security Objectives	p. 35
National Military Aims	p. 36
Military Roles and Missions	p. 39
Strategic Centers of Gravity	p. 41
Key Points	p. 44
The Primacy of Policy	p. 47
Basic Policy Attributes	p. 47
Civil-Military Policies	p. 49
Foreign vs. Domestic Policies	p. 51
Military vs. Nonmilitary Power	p. 52
Strategic Bead-Stringing	p. 53
Key Points	p. 53
Fundamentals of Military Strategy
Strategic Starting Points	p. 59
Strategic Building Blocks	p. 59
Strategic Schools of Thought	p. 61
Elemental Alternatives	p. 62
Politico-Military Assumptions	p. 64
Strategic Paths and Pitfalls	p. 65
Key Points	p. 67
Fundamentals of Deterrence	p. 71
The Dynamics of Deterrence	p. 71
Causes of Conflict	p. 72
Principles of Deterrence	p. 73
Deterrent Theories and Concepts	p. 75
Key Points	p. 77
War-Fighting Fundamentals	p. 81
Principles of War	p. 81
Premier War-Fighting Policies	p. 85
War-Fighting Theories and Concepts	p. 88
Conflict Termination	p. 91
Key Points	p. 93
Fundamentals of Military Preparedness	p. 99
Readiness vs. Sustainability	p. 99
Principles of Preparedness	p. 99
Present Preparedness	p. 102
Future Preparedness	p. 106
Key Points	p. 106
Fundamentals of Arms Control	p. 109
Arms Control Aims	p. 109
Quantitative Restrictions	p. 109
Qualitative Limitations	p. 113
Negotiating Techniques	p. 115
Compliance Problems	p. 116
Key Points	p. 117
Specialized Military Strategies
Counterproliferation Strategies	p. 123
Causes of Proliferation	p. 123
Intelligence Indicators	p. 126
Counterproliferation	p. 127
Current Outlook	p. 130
Key Points	p. 130
Nuclear Warfare Strategies	p. 133
The Nature of Nuclear Warfare	p. 133
Nuclear Arms Control	p. 135
Nuclear Deterrent Strategies	p. 136
Nuclear War-Fighting Strategies	p. 140
Nuclear War Termination Strategies	p. 142
Key Points	p. 143
Biological and Chemical Warfare Strategies	p. 145
Biological and Chemical Weapons	p. 145
Biological and Chemical Arms Control	p. 147
Biological Warfare Strategies	p. 148
Chemical Warfare Strategies	p. 149
Needs for Creative Concepts	p. 151
Key Points	p. 151
Traditional Forces and Strategies	p. 155
Complementary Force Contributions	p. 155
Comparative Force Postures	p. 156
Traditional Deterrence	p. 157
Traditional War Fighting	p. 159
Nuclear Warfare Nexus	p. 161
Traditional Warfare Fulcrum	p. 162
Key Points	p. 162
Insurgency Strategies	p. 167
The Nature of Insurgencies	p. 167
Revolutionary Warfare	p. 168
Counterrevolutions	p. 173
Resistance Movements	p. 174
Traditional Warfare Nexus	p. 175
Key Points	p. 177
Counterinsurgency Strategies	p. 181
The Nature of Counterinsurgency	p. 181
Anti-Underground Strategies	p. 182
Counterguerrilla Strategies	p. 186
Pacification Programs	p. 189
Prescriptions for Success	p. 190
Key Points	p. 190
Sociopolitical Terrorism	p. 193
The Nature of Sociopolitical Terrorism	p. 193
Atypical Terrorists	p. 193
Typical Terrorist Organizations	p. 194
Terrorist Tools	p. 194
Terrorist Targets and Tactics	p. 196
Sponsorship and Support	p. 200
Key Points	p. 200
Counterterrorism Strategies	p. 205
The Nature of Counterterrorism	p. 205
Participants and Control	p. 205
Overarching Issues	p. 206
Deterrent Dilemmas	p. 207
Defensive Counterterrorism	p. 208
Offensive Counterterrorism	p. 211
Democratic Constraints	p. 213
Key Points	p. 215
Nonlethal Warfare Strategies	p. 219
The Nature of Nonlethal Warfare	p. 219
Political Warfare	p. 220
Economic Warfare	p. 222
Technological Warfare	p. 224
Psychological Warfare	p. 227
Cybernetic Warfare	p. 230
Key Points	p. 232
Coalition Warfare Strategies	p. 237
Collective Security Incentives	p. 237
Collective Security Choices	p. 238
Compatibility Prospects	p. 239
Formal and Informal Coalitions	p. 240
Command and Control	p. 242
Respective Contributions	p. 243
Requirements for Review	p. 244
Key Points	p. 245
Keys to Strategic Superiority
Strategic Trailblazers	p. 251
Illustrative Role Models	p. 251
Coveted Characteristics	p. 253
Composite Requirements	p. 254
Key Points	p. 254
Strategic Stepping-Stones	p. 257
Creative Environments	p. 257
Strategic Education	p. 258
Strategic Research	p. 260
Key Points	p. 263
Applied Strategies
Balkan Tar-Babies	p. 267
Politico-Military Backdrop	p. 267
Peacekeeping in Bosnia	p. 268
Peacemaking in Kosovo	p. 275
Strategic Critiques	p. 282
Intervention Checklist	p. 285
Key Points	p. 287
Final Reflections	p. 291
Strategic Terminology	p. 293
Abbreviations	p. 309
A Bookshelf for Military Strategists	p. 311
Index	p. 319
About the Author	p. 333
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