Military Strategy, Antulio J. Echevarria II
Military Strategy, Antulio J. Echevarria II
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Military Strategy
A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

Author: Antulio J. Echevarria II

Narrator: Shawn Compton

Unabridged: 4 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/25/2024


Synopsis

Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Niccol? Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz, this clear and engaging Very Short Introduction presents a fascinating account of the "art of the general." Antulio J. Echevarria II highlights the dynamic relationship between the main elements of strategy: purpose, method, and means. Drawing on historical examples, he discusses the major types of military strategy and how emerging technologies are affecting them.

This second edition has been updated throughout, and now includes an extended chapter on cyberwarfare which shows how the use of social media platforms to influence opinions on political views and manipulate populations to act in certain ways has evolved from an art to a science.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Arno on February 09, 2019

A brief verbal exchange that purportedly took place between an American colonel and a North Vietnamese colonel in 1975 during the negotiations that ended the Vietnam War illustrates the importance of good military strategy. The American colonel, Harry G. Summers Jr., said: “You know you never defeat......more

Goodreads review by Pete on January 21, 2023

Military Strategy : A Very Short Introduction (2017) by Antulio J. Echevarria II is another very good very short Introduction. Echevarria has a PhD from Princeton and is a graduate of the US Army War College. He clearly knows his subject in great depth but has still managed to produce a short, punch......more

Goodreads review by Greg on October 21, 2022

Great introduction for people not familiar with the topic. The authors style is quite clear, the flow of information steady.......more

Goodreads review by Dave on July 25, 2024

a mixed bag of pro / con This short ( but not fast) lecture is like an intro to terms & definitions. it's about 5 hours of terminology and what these words / acronyms mean. It goes from general to specific and from prehistory to cyber warfare and drones. This focuses more on the late 20th century,......more

Goodreads review by Charlie Millington on August 30, 2021

A succinct but solid introduction to the realm of military strategy. Echevarria neatly covers the different paradigms of modern strategy in a chronological manner (from Napoleon to cyber-power). Good for anyone who wants to get into the theory and practice of military power.......more