Strategy : key thinkers : a critical engagement / Thomas M. Kane.

By:

Kane, Thomas M, 1969- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2013.Description: 196p. ; 23cmISBN:

9780745643533 (hbk.)
9780745643540 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

355.02 KAN

Summary: The book introduces the ideas of major strategic thinkers whose work explores the complex challenges associated with the use of military force. Early chapters deal with the foundational work of Sun Tzu (Sunzi), Thucydides, Vegetius, Machiavelli and Carl von Clausewitz and their relevance to problems facing Western militaries today. The book then considers broader issues, such as the distinctive importance of air and maritime operations, the difficulty of waging offensive land warfare in the face of modern firepower, the implications of nuclear weapons, and the potential of irregular warfare. It concludes by highlighting key themes which connect - and distinguish - the works under consideration, noting how these similarities and differences can inform the strategic debates of the early twenty-first century.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Calcutta	355.02 KAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMC-142017

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The book introduces the ideas of major strategic thinkers whose work explores the complex challenges associated with the use of military force. Early chapters deal with the foundational work of Sun Tzu (Sunzi), Thucydides, Vegetius, Machiavelli and Carl von Clausewitz and their relevance to problems facing Western militaries today. The book then considers broader issues, such as the distinctive importance of air and maritime operations, the difficulty of waging offensive land warfare in the face of modern firepower, the implications of nuclear weapons, and the potential of irregular warfare. It concludes by highlighting key themes which connect - and distinguish - the works under consideration, noting how these similarities and differences can inform the strategic debates of the early twenty-first century.

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