Peter Paret
bookcompilation of historical writings on strategy Livraison exceptionnelle, Emballage de qualité. Livre en excellent état. Contenu tel qu'annoncé. I did not read all the essays in the book, I needed it for specific research the essays I did use on the time up to and including Jomini and Clausewitz were good and very useful, and while I may not agree with all judgements and emphases, a short essay cannot possibly capture all nuances of a life's oeuvre.
My main motivation for writing this review is that I was struck by how much the threat of nuclear war has receded from our consciousness.
The book came out in, and in the years leading up to that time, the possibility of all out nuclear war was our ever present reality and it is only subsequently that we have learnt how many times there were close, and extremely close shaves, not from deliberate aggression but from technical foul ups mitigated only by sane human intervention.
I had forgotten how real that risk was for us at the time, and of course, in, it was inconceivable that by the end of the decade, the Iron Curtain would be no.
From that point of view, the book itself is historical, An excellent book. An outstanding collection of authors, their essays on various periods and people, providing insight for today's readers As the title indicates, the Army's Command General Staff College requires students to read Makers of Modern Strategy in the core history class.
Professors can make best use of this book as a supplement, As other reviewers have noted, the chapters are disjointed with This is an essential book for strategic studies, political science, history, and international studies from the third or fourth year of college through to Phd studies.
It's academic with an assortment of essays that are entertaining to read, There is a consistency in the contributing authors' essential prose without recourse to run on to absurdum academic annoyances.
I enjoyed the stripped down without being dumbed down writing style, On a surprise note, Dr, Condoleza Rice contributed a good, sturdy essay on the Soviet military starting in, and carrying through to the Cold War.
This particular essay allows one to understand some of her rationale for the Iraq War ofwhich proved to be highly problematic.
I gave this four simply because the edition I was sent is over twenty five years old, and the sheer size of the book translates to a lot of stress on the binding.
The pages don't feel as securely fastened as they should, and with repeated use for research, the binding weakness is a concern.
Also, please note, there are two editions of "Makers Of Modern Strategy, " The earlier edition contains entirely different essays that are still important for research, but they will not match your needs for academic assigned readings! In my experience, anthologies are always a sort of doing toss with essays being either very good or very bad, due to the fact that its a collection different authors with different ideas and different styles.
It's rare to find one where all the essays are great and interesting reads, but this book is one of those.
A collection of essays on military history, strategy, and strategies starting with Machiavelli in theth century all the way to the end of the Cold War.
Every major military leader and thinker in Western history during this time period is there and topics are varied enough so that it is not always Army tactics that are covered.
It also includes essays on the Navy and Air power that are fascinating, It even includes a chapter on modern revolutionary wars, or insurgencies as we would call them today, that is not to be missed.
And, I have to say, there wasn't one essay that I felt was superfluous or boring, an achievement for an anthology of this size, The only thing that I would say is that, since this was most recently updated in, it does need to add a few new chapters on robotics and cyberwarfare.
In spite of its age and length, this was a great read and I highly recommend it to
anyone interested in the development of modern, Western military strategy over the centuries.
One of the essentials, a good starting point for the study of military history and strategy,
Although I agree with the reviewer preceeding me that this might not be as strong of a book as was the masterpiece which preceeded it by Earle, it is still a strong book and does generally what it sets out to do: to provide an accounting of major developments in This book gives the reader a good general overview of the development of modern military history.
There are many good essays on in my opinion too many theth andth century, The modern reader concerned with recent developments might find the last part of the book Great,
My main motivation for writing this review is that I was struck by how much the threat of nuclear war has receded from our consciousness.
The book came out in, and in the years leading up to that time, the possibility of all out nuclear war was our ever present reality and it is only subsequently that we have learnt how many times there were close, and extremely close shaves, not from deliberate aggression but from technical foul ups mitigated only by sane human intervention.
I had forgotten how real that risk was for us at the time, and of course, in, it was inconceivable that by the end of the decade, the Iron Curtain would be no.
From that point of view, the book itself is historical, An excellent book. An outstanding collection of authors, their essays on various periods and people, providing insight for today's readers As the title indicates, the Army's Command General Staff College requires students to read Makers of Modern Strategy in the core history class.
Professors can make best use of this book as a supplement, As other reviewers have noted, the chapters are disjointed with This is an essential book for strategic studies, political science, history, and international studies from the third or fourth year of college through to Phd studies.
It's academic with an assortment of essays that are entertaining to read, There is a consistency in the contributing authors' essential prose without recourse to run on to absurdum academic annoyances.
I enjoyed the stripped down without being dumbed down writing style, On a surprise note, Dr, Condoleza Rice contributed a good, sturdy essay on the Soviet military starting in, and carrying through to the Cold War.
This particular essay allows one to understand some of her rationale for the Iraq War ofwhich proved to be highly problematic.
I gave this four simply because the edition I was sent is over twenty five years old, and the sheer size of the book translates to a lot of stress on the binding.
The pages don't feel as securely fastened as they should, and with repeated use for research, the binding weakness is a concern.
Also, please note, there are two editions of "Makers Of Modern Strategy, " The earlier edition contains entirely different essays that are still important for research, but they will not match your needs for academic assigned readings! In my experience, anthologies are always a sort of doing toss with essays being either very good or very bad, due to the fact that its a collection different authors with different ideas and different styles.
It's rare to find one where all the essays are great and interesting reads, but this book is one of those.
A collection of essays on military history, strategy, and strategies starting with Machiavelli in theth century all the way to the end of the Cold War.
Every major military leader and thinker in Western history during this time period is there and topics are varied enough so that it is not always Army tactics that are covered.
It also includes essays on the Navy and Air power that are fascinating, It even includes a chapter on modern revolutionary wars, or insurgencies as we would call them today, that is not to be missed.
And, I have to say, there wasn't one essay that I felt was superfluous or boring, an achievement for an anthology of this size, The only thing that I would say is that, since this was most recently updated in, it does need to add a few new chapters on robotics and cyberwarfare.
In spite of its age and length, this was a great read and I highly recommend it to
anyone interested in the development of modern, Western military strategy over the centuries.
One of the essentials, a good starting point for the study of military history and strategy,
"The essays are authoritative and convincing, Taken together, they demonstrate the complexity of strategy and the importance of it being closely integrated with politics, " New York Times Book
Per chi lo dovesse acquistare per sostenere l'esame di studi strategici all'Uni consiglio di fare solo gli argomenti principali perché non è per niente semplici da leggere.Although I agree with the reviewer preceeding me that this might not be as strong of a book as was the masterpiece which preceeded it by Earle, it is still a strong book and does generally what it sets out to do: to provide an accounting of major developments in This book gives the reader a good general overview of the development of modern military history.
There are many good essays on in my opinion too many theth andth century, The modern reader concerned with recent developments might find the last part of the book Great,
Peter Paret is Professor emeritus of the Institute for Advanced Study, Among his works on military history and on European culture in theth to theth century are a biography, Clausewitz and the State, now in its fourth expanded edition, and the translation, with Michael Howard, of Clausewitzs On War.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Philosophical Society and recipient of its Thomas Jefferson Medal, an Honorary Fellow of the London School of Economics, and an Honorary Member of the German Clausewitz Society.
The German government has awarded him the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit,