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This new Reader brings together key essays on strategic theory by some of the leading contributors in the field.Filling a large gap in the market, it will guide students through both the theoretical and practical aspects of Strategic Studies. Including classic essays and works of contemporary scholarship, the volume provides a wide-ranging survey of the key ideas and themes in the field of Strategic Studies. It comprises six thematic sections, each of which has an Editors' Introduction and suggestions for further reading:future warfare, future strategy instruments of war: land, sea, and air power interpretation of the classics irregular warfare and small wars nuclear strategy Striking a balance between theoretical essays and case studies, the Strategic Studies Reader will be essential reading for all students of strategic studies, international security and modern warfare, as well as for professional military students.uses of strategic theory

Part 1: The Uses of Strategic Theory  Introduction.  Strategy as a Science Bernard Brodie.  Strategic Studies and the Problem of Power Lawrence Freedman.  What is a Military Lesson? William C. Fuller  Part 2: Interpretation of the Classics  Introduction.  The Art of War Sun Tzu.  Strategy: The Indirect Approach Basil Liddell Hart.  Arms and Influence Thomas C. Schelling  Part 3: Instruments of War: Land, Sea, and Air Power  Introduction.  J.F.C. Fuller's Theory of Mechanized Warfare Brian Holden Reid.  Some Principles of Maritime Strategy Julian Corbett.  Air Power and the Origins of Deterrence Theory Before 1939 Richard J. Overy.  Kosovo and the Great Air Power Debate Daniel L. Byman and Matthew C. Waxman  Part 4: Nuclear Strategy   Introduction.  The Absolute Weapon Bernard Brodie.  The Delicate Balance of Terror Albert Wohlstetter  Part 5: Irregular Warfare and Small Wars  Introduction.  Science of Guerrilla Warfare T.E. Lawrence.  Problems of Strategy in China’s Civil War Mao Tse Tung.  Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice David Galula.  Why Big Nations Lose Small Wars: The Politics of Asymmetric Conflict Andrew Mack.  Countering Global Insurgency David J. Kilcullen.  Strategic Terrorism: The Framework and its Fallacies Michael Smith and Peter Neumann  Part 6: Future Warfare, Future Strategy  Introduction.  Cavalry to Computer: The Patterns of Military Revolutions  Andrew F. Krepinevich.  From Kadesh to Kandahar: Military Theory and the Future of War Michael Evans.  Why Strategy is Difficult Colin S. Gray.  The War on Terror in Historical Perspective Adam Roberts.  The Lost Meaning of Strategy Hew Strachan

Presenting essays on strategic theory, this reader guides students through the theoretical and practical aspects of Strategic Studies. It provides a survey of the ideas and themes in the field of Strategic Studies. It is suitable for students of strategic studies, international security and modern warfare, and for professional military students.

Strategic studies : a reader