Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) [1st ed.] 9780199340156, 0199340137, 9780199340132

Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Carl

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Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) [1st ed.]
9780199340156, 0199340137, 9780199340132

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Antulio J. Echevarria

Table of contents :
List of illustrations
Prologue
1 What is military strategy?
2 Annihilation and dislocation
3 Attrition and exhaustion
4 Deterrence and coercion
5 Terror and terrorism
6 Decapitation and targeted killing
7 Cyber power and military strategy
8 What causes military strategies to succeed or fail?
References
Further reading
Index

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