Military Strategy, Jeremy Black
Military Strategy, Jeremy Black
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Military Strategy
A Global History

Author: Jeremy Black

Narrator: Matthew Waterson

Unabridged: 10 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/07/2020


Synopsis

A global account of military strategy, which examines the practices, rather than the theories, of the most significant military figures of the past 400 years.

Strategy has existed as long as there has been organized conflict. In this new account, Jeremy Black explores the ever-changing relationship between purpose, force, implementation, and effectiveness in military strategy and its dramatic impact on the development of the global power system.

Taking a "total" view of strategy, Black looks at leading powers—notably the United States, China, Britain, and Russia—in the wider context of their competition and their domestic and international strengths. Ranging from France's Ancien Regime and Britain's empire building to present day conflicts in the Middle East, Black devotes particular attention to the strategic practice and decisions of the Kangxi Emperor, Clausewitz, Napoleon, and Hitler.

About Jeremy Black

Jeremy Black is professor emeritus of history at the University of Exeter. His books include The Importance of Being Poirot, The World of James Bond, and A History of the Second World War in 100 Maps. He lives in Exeter, United Kingdom.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Esraa on February 03, 2024

الكتاب ضحل في تناوله، لكن من نقاط قوته تعزيزه بأمثلة تاريخية حربية وعسكرية كثيرة كتطبيقات للإستراتيجيات العسكرية المذكورة.......more

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