TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kane,Thomas M.
TI  - Strategy: key thinkers : a critical engagement 
SN  - 9780745643540
AV  - U162 .K36 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, Maldon, MA
PB  - Polity Press
KW  - Strategy
KW  - Military planning
KW  - Military policy
N1  - Includes bibliographic references (pages [186]-191) and index; Introduction: Bringing strategy to life -- Hearing the thunder -- Honour, interest and fear -- Conquering fortune -- Summarizing war -- Right place, right time, right technology -- Heavy metal -- The once and future atom -- The weak against the strong -- Conclusion: Strategy in the twenty-first century
N2  - Strategy: key thinkers expertly 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 its 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"-- Back cover
ER  -