Perspectives on strategy / Colin S. Gray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Colin S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategy.

Military art and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title examines in depth five aspects of strategy from the perspectives of: intellect, morality, culture, geography, and technology. The author asks and answers the most challenging and rewarding questions that can be posed in order to reveal the persisting universal nature, but ever changing character, of strategy.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Tables and Figures; Introduction: Master Narrative; 1. Concepts: Mind and Muscle; 2. Ethics: Strategy's Moral Maze; 3. Culture: Beliefs, Customs, and Strategic Behaviour; 4. Geography: Geopolitics and Deterrence; 5. Technology: Magic Bullets?; 6. Conclusion: The Whole House of Strategy, Perilous Dualism; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Apr. 24, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-877871-6

0-19-165600-3

OCLC:

922971722