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Zusatztext Gray . . . is one of the most prolific authors on strategic thought! and one of the most respected . . . anyone interested in the edifice of strategic thought will find it [the book] a useful exercise. Informationen zum Autor Colin S. Gray worked at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (London) and at Hudson Institute (Croton-on-Hudson, NY) before founding a defence-oriented think tank in the Washington, DC area, the National Institute for Public Policy. Dr. Gray served for 5 years in the Reagan administration on the president's General Advisory committee on arms Control and Disarmament. He has served as an adviser to both the US and the British governments (he has dualcitizenship). His government work has included studies of nuclear strategy, arms control, maritime strategy, space strategy, and the use of Special Forces. Dr. Gray has written 25 books, including: The Strategy Bridge: Theory for Practice (Oxford University Press, 2010); and Airpower for Strategic Effect(Air University Press, 2012). Dr. Gray is a graduate of the Universities of Manchester and Oxford. He is Professor of International Politics and Strategic Studies at the University of Reading. Klappentext Perspectives on Strategy examines in depth five aspects of strategy from the perspectives of: intellect, morality, culture, geography, and technology. The author asks and answers the most challenging and rewarding questions that can be posed in order to reveal the persisting universal nature, but ever changing character, of strategy. Zusammenfassung Perspectives on Strategy examines in depth five aspects of strategy from the perspectives of: intellect, morality, culture, geography, and technology. The author asks and answers the most challenging and rewarding questions that can be posed in order to reveal the persisting universal nature, but ever changing character, of strategy. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction Master Narrative; 1 Concepts: Mind and Muscle; 2 Ethics: Strategy's Moral Maze; 3 Culture: Beliefs, Customs, and Strategic Behaviour; 4 Geography: Geopolitics and Deterrence; 5 Technology: Magic Bullets?; 6 Conclusion: The Whole House of Strategy, Perilous Dualism; Bibliography; Index...