War, Strategy, and International Politics
Essays in Honour of Sir Michael Howard
Lawrence Freedman editor Robert O'Neill editor Paul Hayes editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:30th Jul '92
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Winner of the W.J.M. Mackenzie Book Prize, 2014
This is a celebration of the contribution of Sir Michael Howard to the study of military history and strategy over four decades. It contains a wide-ranging collection of essays by leading scholars, linked by the common theme of the exploration of the relationships between strategic planning, the making of war, and high politics.This wide-ranging collection covers many topics of interest in the related fields of military history and strategic studies. The contributors are all distinguished scholars, whose depth of research and variety of approach combine to produce a rewarding book and a substantive contribution to knowledge. Their common theme is the exploration of the relationships between strategic planning, the conduct of war, and high politics. The volume is dedicated to Sir Michael Howard, formerly Regius Professor of History in the University of Oxford. The broad scope of the work reflects the nature of Sir Michael's scholarship over a long and distinguished career.
`Its substance ... is anything but shallow, and the majority of the contributors have written readable and persuasive essays which break new ground in their chosen subject areas.' Brian Holden Reid, King's College, London, EHR April 1993
'the editors have assembled a sequence of essays which coherently reflects the interests of the scholar to whom they are dedicated ... It is good to know that military historians still pursue their traditional goal of seeking out the skeletons in the cupboard.' London Review of Books
`This book has much to offer, because the diversity of the essays ensures that any specialist will be a general reader of most of them. The book's considerable attraction lies in its breadth of coverage, which is intentionally eclectic. The title of this volume is ambitious but it lives up to its promise ... The whole is considerably more than the sum of its parts, and represents a fitting tribute to Sir Michael Howard, who has contributed so much to both of the disciplines featured in this book.' Tim Benbow, Arts, Reviews, Ideas
'a neatly done job ... which is not unworthy of Michael Howard - a high enough compliment for any work on these subjects' Times Literary Supplement
'There is much here for the peace-lover, internationalist, and international historian to ponder.' Sally Marks, The International History Review, XV,2: May 1993
He has been the founding father of the serious study of both approaches to the study of war in the United Kingdom, and his influence has, through the quality of his prose and through the good sense and balance of his judgements, extended far beyond the universities. * Hew Strachan, University of Glasgow, The Historical Association 1997 *
ISBN: 9780198222927
Dimensions: 238mm x 163mm x 25mm
Weight: 658g
336 pages