Military strategy a very short introduction Antulio J. Echevarria II

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Echevarria, Antulio J., II, 1959- author.

Series:

Very short introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategy.

Military art and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition

Other Title:

Military Strategy

Place of Publication:

Oxford Academic

New York, NY Oxford University Press 2024

Summary:

"Military strategy plays a vital role in every conflict. Inspired by the great military theoreticians Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz, Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction highlights the dynamic relationship among the principal components of strategy: purpose, method, and means. It draws on examples such as Hannibal's war against Rome, Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz, the Allies' campaign to overwhelm Hitler's Fortress Europe, and the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, to illustrate the factors contributing to the success or failure of military strategy. The major types of military strategy and their advantages and disadvantages are described: annihilation and dislocation, attrition and exhaustion, deterrence and coercion, terror and terrorism, targeted killing, and cyber power"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

What is military strategy?

Annihilation and dislocation

Attrition and exhaustion

Deterrence and compellence

Terror and terrorism

Decapitation and targeted killing

Winning without fighting : information and cyber power

What causes military strategies to succeed or fail?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed

Other Format:

Print version Echevarria, Antulio J., 1959- Military strategy

ISBN:

9780197760178

0197760171

9780197760161

0197760163

9780197760185

019776018X

OCLC:

1416701001

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license