Strategic Studies

A Reader

By: Joseph Maiolo (Editor), Thomas Mahnken (Editor)

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Paperback | 20 January 2014 | Edition Number 2

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472 Pages

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The second edition of Strategic Studies: A Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors to the field. This revised volume contains several new essays and updated introductions to each section.

The volume comprises hard-to-find classics in the field as well as the latest scholarship. The aim is to provide students with a wide-ranging survey of the key issues in strategic studies, and to provide an introduction to the main ideas and themes in the field. The book contains six extensive sections, each of which is prefaced by a short introductory essay:

The Uses of Strategic Theory
Interpretation of the Classics
Instruments of War, Intelligence and Deception
Nuclear Strategy
Irregular Warfare and Small Wars
Future Warfare, Future Strategy

Overall, this volume strikes a balance between theoretical works, which seek to discover generalisations about the nature of modern strategy, and case studies, which attempt to ground the study of strategy in the realities of modern war.

This new edition will be essential reading for all students of strategic studies, security studies, military history and war studies, as well as for professional military college students.

Industry Reviews

'a fine collection of strategic thought' -- Journal of Military History

'An essential text for anyone interested in the development of strategic ideas.' -- Stephan Fruehling, Australian National University, Canberra

'The new volume makes an excellent contribution to the study of strategy, and to the ongoing debate on the complexity of strategy and the connection between security and strategy. It is also a great and highly recommended teaching tool for advanced course on strategic studies.' -- Mohiaddin Mesbahi, Florida International University

'By a wide margin this is the premier Reader in the field of Strategic Studies. For research as well as teaching it is an invaluable resource.' -- Colin S. Gray, University of Reading

'A brilliant, and unlike most edited collections, coherent, collection of essays by masters past and present on the theory and practice of strategy. A superb primer for any and all students of the subject.'-- Eliot A. Cohen, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC

'This superb volume provides an essential primer for any student of strategic studies.' -- Theo Farrell, Kings College London, UK

'By a wide margin this is the premier Reader in the field of Strategic Studies. For research as well as teaching it is an invaluable resource.' -- Colin S. Gray, University of Reading, UK

'a fine collection of strategic thought' -- Journal of Military History

'An essential text for anyone interested in the development of strategic ideas.' -- Stephan Fruehling, Australian National University, Canberra

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