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1. US Military Innovation since the Cold War

   Creation Without Destruction

   Edited by Harvey Sapolsky, Benjamin Friedman, Brendan Green

   Series: Strategy and History

   This book explains how the US military reacted to the 'Revolution in Military Affairs' (RMA), and failed to innovate its organization or doctrine to match the technological breakthroughs it brought about. Many called for the transformation of the US military in the years after the end of the Cold...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
2. Grand Strategy and the Presidency

   Foreign policy, war and the American role in the world

   By C. Dale Walton

   Series: Strategy and History

   This book examines the role and importance of the Presidency in the formulation and conduct of US grand strategy. The text discusses US strategic history, with particular emphasis on the period from the end of the Cold War to the present day. While the United States periodically has enjoyed...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
3. Clausewitz and America

   Strategic Thought and Practice from Vietnam to Iraq

   By Stuart Kinross

   Series: Strategy and History

   This book demonstrates how Clausewitzian thought influenced American strategic thinking between the Vietnam War and the current conflict in Iraq. Carl von Clausewitz's thought played a part in the process of military reform and the transition in US policy that took place after the Vietnam War. By...

   Published December 20th 2009 by Routledge
4. War in Iraq

   Planning and Execution

   Edited by Thomas G. Mahnken, Thomas A. Keaney

   Series: Strategy and History

   This volume provides a collection of insightful essays on all phases of the Iraq War: both US-led major combat operations to defeat the Ba’athist regime as well as efforts to reconstruct the country and defeat the insurgency. Written by leading scholars on the Iraq War, many of whom have practical...

   Published June 25th 2009 by Routledge
5. Alexander the Great: Lessons in Strategy

   By David J. Lonsdale

   Series: Strategy and History

   This book offers a strategic analysis of one of the most outstanding military careers in history, identifying the most pertinent strategic lessons from the campaigns of Alexander the Great. David Lonsdale argues that since the core principles of strategy are eternal, the study and analysis of...

   Published June 25th 2009 by Routledge
6. The German 1918 Offensives

   A Case Study in The Operational Level of War

   By David T. Zabecki

   Series: Strategy and History

   This is the first study of the Ludendorff Offensives of 1918 based extensively on key German records presumed to be lost forever after Potsdam was bombed in 1944. In 1997, David T. Zabecki discovered translated copies of these files in a collection of old instructional material at the U.S. Army...

   Published June 25th 2009 by Routledge
7. America, Technology and Strategic Culture

   A Clausewitzian Assessment

   By Brice Harris

   Series: Strategy and History

   This book analyses the American way of war within the context of Clausewitzian theory. In doing so, it draws conclusions about the origins, viability, and technical feasibility of America’s current strategic approach. The author argues that the situation in which America has found itself in Iraq...

   Published August 20th 2008 by Routledge
8. Special Operations and Strategy

   From World War II to the War on Terrorism

   By James D. Kiras

   Series: Strategy and History

   James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect(s) over time. In particular, he argues that the root of effective special operations lies in understanding the relationship existing...

   Published September 20th 2007 by Routledge
9. Science, Strategy and War

   The Strategic Theory of John Boyd

   By Frans P.B. Osinga

   Series: Strategy and History

   John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called ‘OODA’ loop model he developed. This model refers to a decision-making process and to the idea that military victory goes to the side that can complete the cycle from observation to action the fastest. This book aims to redress this state of...

   Published September 20th 2007 by Routledge
10. Strategic Basing and the Great Powers, 1200-2000

    By Robert E. Harkavy

    Series: Strategy and History

    This is the first book to survey the evolution of the strategic basing systems of the great powers, covering an 800-year span of history, from the Mongol dynasty to the era of the US empire. Robert E. Harkavy details the progression of strategic basing systems and power projection, from its...

    Published June 6th 2007 by Routledge