The Future of Strategy
Colin Gray
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Paperback. Strategy is not a modern invention. It is an essential and enduring feature of human history that is here to stay. In this original essay, Colin S. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Strategy is not a modern invention. It is an essential and enduring feature of human history that is here to stay. In this original essay, Colin S. Gray, world-renowned scholar of strategic thought, discusses the meaning of strategy and its importance for politicians and the military as a means of achieving desired outcomes in complex, uncertain conditions.
Drawing on a wide range of examples from the Great Peloponnesian War to the Second World War, Vietnam, and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gray ably shows how great military thinkers of the past and present have acted strategically in their ... Read more
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Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745687940
SKU
V9780745687940
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About Colin Gray
Colin S. Gray is Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the University of Reading. He has served as a Defence Advisor to both UK and US governments and is the author of 28 books on military history and strategic studies, as well as numerous academic articles.
Reviews for The Future of Strategy
"In an era of strategic atrophy when we�re wrestling with a world awash in change, The Future of Strategy provides the best and most relevant guide to navigate our way. Using enduring principles Colin Gray lights the path ahead in a book that stands alone in its clarity and strategic insight." General James N. Mattis, USMC (ret.), Hoover Institution, Stanford ... Read more