Strategic Studies

A Reader

Joseph Maiolo editor Thomas Mahnken editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:20th Jan '14

Should be back in stock very soon

This paperback is available in another edition too:

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The second edition of Strategic Studies: A Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors to the field. This revised volume contains several new essays and updated introductions to each section.

The volume comprises hard-to-find classics in the field as well as the latest scholarship. The aim is to provide students with a wide-ranging survey of the key issues in strategic studies, and to provide an introduction to the main ideas and themes in the field. The book contains six extensive sections, each of which is prefaced by a short introductory essay:

    • The Uses of Strategic Theory

    • Interpretation of the Classics

    • Instruments of War, Intelligence and Deception

    • Nuclear Strategy

    • Irregular Warfare and Small Wars

    • Future Warfare, Future Strategy

Overall, this volume strikes a balance between theoretical works, which seek to discover generalisations about the nature of modern strategy, and case studies, which attempt to ground the study of strategy in the realities of modern war.

This new edition will be essential reading for all students of strategic studies, security studies, military history and war studies, as well as for professional military college students.

'a fine collection of strategic thought' --Journal of Military History

'An essential text for anyone interested in the development of strategic ideas.' -- Stephan Fruehling, Australian National University, Canberra

‘The new volume makes an excellent contribution to the study of strategy, and to the ongoing debate on the complexity of strategy and the connection between security and strategy. It is also a great and highly recommended teaching tool for advanced course on strategic studies.' --Mohiaddin Mesbahi, Florida International University

'By a wide margin this is the premier Reader in the field of Strategic Studies. For research as well as teaching it is an invaluable resource.' --Colin S. Gray, University of Reading

'A brilliant, and unlike most edited collections, coherent, collection of essays by masters past and present on the theory and practice of strategy. A superb primer for any and all students of the subject.'--Eliot A. Cohen, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC


'A brilliant, and unlike most edited collections, coherent, collection of essays by masters past and present on the theory and practice of strategy. A superb primer for any and all students of the subject.'--Eliot A. Cohen, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC

'This superb volume provides an essential primer for any student of strategic studies.' -- Theo Farrell, Kings College London, UK

'By a wide margin this is the premier Reader in the field of Strategic Studies. For research as well as teaching it is an invaluable resource.' --Colin S. Gray, University of Reading, UK

'a fine collection of strategic thought' -- Journal of Military History

'An essential text for anyone interested in the development of strategic ideas.' -- Stephan Fruehling, Australian National University, Canberra

‘The new volume makes an excellent contribution to the study of strategy, and to the ongoing debate on the complexity of strategy and the connection between security and strategy. It is also a great and highly recommended teaching tool for advanced course on strategic studies.' --Mohiaddin Mesbahi, Florida International University

ISBN: 9780415661126

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 850g

472 pages

2nd edition