Understanding Contemporary Strategy - Hardcover

Lonsdale, David J.; Kane, Thomas M.

 
9781138059467: Understanding Contemporary Strategy
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138059463 ISBN 13: 9781138059467
Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to modern strategy, covering the context, theory, and practice of military strategy in all its different forms.

Covering all the main issues in the field, the book explores the major themes through a combination of classical and modern strategic theory, history, and current practice. It is split into three main sections:

  • The first provides the context for contemporary strategy and includes discussions of the human, technological, intelligence, ethical, and grand strategic dimensions.

  • The second part explores the theory and practice of strategy in different geographical domains, including land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.

  • The final part engages with three of the most challenging forms of strategy in the contemporary era: nuclear weapons, terrorism, and insurgency.

This second edition brings the book up to date by including discussions of the rise and fall of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS); the emergence of robotics and artificial intelligence; major events in space and cyberspace; and the growing profile of nuclear weapons. Each chapter presents the reader with a succinct summary of the topic, provides a challenging analysis of current issues, and finishes with key points, questions for discussion, and further reading.

This book will be essential reading for upper-level students of strategic studies, war studies, military history, and international security.

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About the Author

David J. Lonsdale is a senior lecturer in war studies at the University of Hull, UK, and author of four books.

Thomas M. Kane is an independent scholar and author of eight academic books.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138059463
ISBN 13 
9781138059467
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
362

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