Military strategy : a very short introduction / Antulio J. Echevarria II.
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TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]Description: 131 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cmContent type: - text
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- 9780199340132 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 355.4 23
- U162 .E35 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-127) and index.
Prologue -- What is military strategy? -- Annihilation and dislocation -- Attrition and exhaustion -- Deterrence and coercion -- Terror and terrorism -- Decapitation and targeted killing -- Cyber power and military strategy -- What causes military strategies to succeed or fail?
"This Very Short Introduction adapts Clausewitz's framework to highlight the dynamic relationship between the main elements of strategy: purpose, method, and means. Drawing on historical examples, Echevarria discusses the major types of military strategy and how emerging technologies are affecting them."--Provided by publisher.
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