Strategic studies: a reader/ (Record no. 146240)
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| International Standard Book Number | 9780415772211 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 0415772214 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 0415772222 |
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| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 355.43 |
| Item number | MAH/S |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Strategic studies: a reader/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Routledge, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 450 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part 1. The uses of strategic theory: Introduction <br/>1. Strategy as a science / Bernard Brodie <br/>2. Strategic studies and the problem of power / Lawrence Freedman ; What is a military lesson? / William C. Fuller, Jr. <br/><br/>Part 2. Interpretation of the classics: Introduction <br/>4. "The Art of War" / Sun Tzu <br/>5. Strategy: the indirect approach / Basil Lidell Hart ; 6. Arms and influence / Thomas C. Schelling <br/><br/>Part 3. Instruments of war: land, sea, and air power: Introduction <br/>7. J.F.C. Fuller's theory of mechanized warfare / Brian Holden Reid <br/>8. Some principles of maritime strategy / Julian Corbett <br/>9. Air power and the origins of deterrence theory before 1939 / R.J. Overy <br/>10. Kosovo and the great air power debate / Daniel L. Byman and Matthew C. Waxman <br/><br/>Part 4. Nuclear strategy: Introduction <br/>11. The absolute weapon / Bernard Brodie <br/>12. The delicate balance of terror / Albert Wohlstetter <br/><br/>Part 5. Irregular warfare and small wars: Introduction <br/>13. Science of guerrilla warfare / T.E. Lawrence <br/>14. Problems of strategy in China's civil war / Mao Tse Tung <br/>15. Counterinsurgency warfare: theory and practice / David Galula <br/>16. Why big nations lose small wars: the politics of asymmetric conflict / Andrew Mack <br/>17. Countering global insurgency / David J. Kilcullen <br/>18. Strategic terrorism: the framework and its fallacies / Peter R. Neumann and M.L.R. Smith<br/><br/>Part 6. Future warfare, future strategy: Introduction <br/>19. Cavalry to computer: the pattern of military revolutions / Andrew F. Krepinevich <br/>20. From Kadesh to Kandahar: military theory and the future of war / Michael Evans <br/>21. Why strategy is difficult / Colin S. Gray <br/>22. The 'war on terror' in historical perspective / Adam Roberts <br/>23. The lost meaning of strategy / Hew Strachan |
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| Keyword | Strategy |
| General subdivision | History |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mahnken, Thomas G., ed. |
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| Personal name | Maiolo, Joseph A., ed. |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 355.43 MAH/S | P00867 | 06/02/2020 | 06/02/2020 | General Books |