This book presents a coherent introduction to the subject of asymptotic statistics as it has developed in the past 50 years. Professor Le Cam is one of the major researchers in this area and this book will make his results accessible to graduate students and researchers in statistics.
From the reviews:
SHORT BOOK REVIEWS
"It is a very valuable book giving a coherent view of the basic concept and tools of the asymptotic theory in statistical inference."
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
"...short and mathematically very sophisticated. Its approach is modern and undoubtedly profound."