{"product_id":"making-sense-of-war-strategy-for-the-21st-century-paperback-9780521676649","title":"Making Sense of War; Strategy for the 21st Century (Paperback) 9780521676649","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaking Sense of War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStrategy for the 21st Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book discusses the constraints and opportunities facing military commanders in the 21st century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan Stephens (Author), Nicola Baker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521676649, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 17 October 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This carefully crafted and well-researched book draws on Clausewitz, Jomini, Machiavelli and Sun Tzu and uses relevant historical events as examples.\"  \u003cbr\u003eDavid A. Anderson, Military Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMaking Sense of War provides a comprehensive and clear analysis of the complex business of waging war. It gives readers a thorough understanding of the key concepts in strategic thought, concepts that have endured since the Athenian general Thucydides and the Chinese philosopher\/warrior Sun Tzu first wrote about strategy some 2500 years ago. It also examines the influence on strategic choice and military strategy of political, legal and technological change. This book discusses strategy at every level of competition, employing a thematic approach and using historical examples from 500 BCE to the present. It discusses the contraints and opportunities facing military commanders in the 21st century, and demonstrates that the formulation of military strategy will continue to be perhaps the single most important responsibility for senior security officials. Making Sense of War offers original insights into the imperatives of military success in the era of asymmetric warfare.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. How to wIn - the nature of strategy\u003cbr\u003e 2. Stove-piped strategy - the schools of strategic thought\u003cbr\u003e 3. Traditional warfighting concepts and practices - what strategy has been\u003cbr\u003e 4. Manoeuvre and the application of force - applying strategy\u003cbr\u003e 5. Shaping the strategic environment - making strategy work\u003cbr\u003e 6. Strategic paralysis - strategy as an ideal\u003cbr\u003e 7. Contemplating war - political imperatives and strategic considerations\u003cbr\u003e 8. Constraints on war - strategy, legality and prudence\u003cbr\u003e 9. Controlling war - soldiers, civilians, and the optimum use of force\u003cbr\u003e 10. Peacemaking - intervening to protect and repair\u003cbr\u003e 11. War in the twenty-first century - the end of strategy?\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International humanitarian law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International humanitarian law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20humanitarian%20law%20%5BLBBS%5D%22\"\u003eLBBS\u003c\/a\u003e], International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005111947544,"sku":"9780521676649","price":40.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521676649i_758d9f03-36b6-4b97-9a22-f45495f7655a.jpg?v=1691379798","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/making-sense-of-war-strategy-for-the-21st-century-paperback-9780521676649","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}