Strategic Studies

Table of Contents

I. The Uses of Strategic Theory  Introduction   Strategy as a Science  Bernard Brodie  Strategic Studies and the Problem of Power Lawrence Freedman  What is a Military Lesson? William C. Fuller  II. Interpretation of the Classics  Introduction  The Art of War Sun Tzu  Strategy: The Indirect Approach Basil Liddell Hart Arms and Influence Thomas C. Schelling  III. Instruments of War: Land, Sea, and Air Power  Introduction  J.F.C. Fuller's Theory of Mechanized Warfare Brian Holden Reid  Some Principles of Maritime Strategy Julian Corbett  Air Power and the Origins of Deterrence Theory Before 1939 Richard J. Overy  Kosovo and the Great Air Power Debate Daniel L. Byman and Matthew C. Waxman  IV. Nuclear Strategy   Introduction  The Absolute Weapon Bernard Brodie  The Delicate Balance of Terror Albert Wohlstetter  V. Irregular Warfare and Small Wars  Introduction  Science of Guerrilla Warfare T.E. Lawrence  Problems of Strategy in China’s Civil War Mao Tse Tung  Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice David Galula  Why Big Nations Lose Small Wars: The Politics of Asymmetric Conflict Andrew Mack  Countering Global Insurgency David J. Kilcullen  Strategic Terrorism: The Framework and its Fallacies Michael Smith and Peter Neumann  VI. Future Warfare, Future Strategy  Introduction  Cavalry to Computer: The Patterns of Military Revolutions  Andrew F. Krepinevich  From Kadesh to Kandahar: Military Theory and the Future of War Michael Evans  Why Strategy is Difficult Colin S. Gray  The War on Terror in Historical Perspective Adam Roberts  The Lost Meaning of Strategy Hew Strachan

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This new Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors in the field.

Filling a large gap in the market, it will guide students through both the theoretical and practical aspects of Strategic Studies. Including classic essays and works of contemporary scholarship, the volume provides a wide-ranging survey of the key ideas and themes in the field of Strategic Studies. It comprises six thematic sections, each of which has an Editors’ Introduction and suggestions for further reading:

• uses of strategic theory
• interpretation of the classics
• instruments of war: land, sea, and air power
• nuclear strategy
• irregular warfare and small wars
• future warfare, future strategy

Striking a balance between theoretical essays and case studies, the Strategic Studies Reader will be essential reading for all students of strategic studies, international security and modern warfare, as well as for professional military students.