Military Strategy: A Global History

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 organised conflict. In this ground-breaking 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 régime 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.

Author: Jeremy Black
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 05/23/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.04w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780300270365
ISBN10: 0300270364
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Strategy
- History | World | General
- Political Science | International Relations | General

About the Author
Jeremy Black is emeritus professor of history at the University of Exeter. Black has published widely in military history, including A Short History of War and Air Power. His other works include Maps and History and Naval Warfare.