Military Strategy - Principles, Practices, and Historical Perspectives

Provides an overview of the principles, theories, policies, and other fundamentals of modern warfare and their applications in the twenty-first century

About the author

John M. Collins is a retired U.S. Army colonel and a distinguished visiting research fellow at the National Defense University. Collins culminated his military career as the director of military strategy studies and then as chief of the Strategic Research Group at the National War College. He was subsequently the senior specialist in national defense at the Congressional Research Service for twenty-four years. Collins has written twelve books and numerous monographs, including Strategy: Principles, Practices, and Historical Perspectives. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Summary

John M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of history’s great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why.

Product details

• Authors: John M Collins, John M. Collins, Robert C Kingston, Robert C. Kingston
• Publisher: Univ Of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2001
• EAN: 9781574884302
• ISBN: 978-1-57488-430-2
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 213 mm x 279 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 830 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration