John M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of history’s great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He discusses national security interests, strategic building blocks, military strategies across the conflict spectrum, methods for developing talent and strategic acumen, and recent case studies that put principles into practice. Collins never tells readers what to think, but in Military Strategy he provides them with the intellectual tools to think for themselves. Written in a clear, straightforward style, this book will appeal to officers, policy-makers, students, and the public.
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"Collins is truly one of the rare strategic thinkers of our day." -- -Hon. Ike Skelton, Ranking Minority Member, House Armed Services Committee
"John Collins has written a brilliant and thorough work.... This should be the text on military strategy." -- -Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Ret.), Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (1997-2000
"John Collins has written a brilliant and thorough work.... This should be the text on military strategy." -- -Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Ret.), Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command (1997-2000
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John M. Collins is a retired U.S. Army colonel and a distinguished visiting research fellow at the National Defense University. Collins culminated his military career as the director of military strategy studies and then as chief of the Strategic Research Group at the National War College. He was subsequently the senior specialist in national defense at the Congressional Research Service for twenty-four years. Collins has written twelve books and numerous monographs, including Strategy: Principles, Practices, and Historical Perspectives. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
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A comprehensive book on strategy,
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This review is from: Military Strategy: Principles, Practices, and Historical Perspectives (Paperback)
This is an excellent book, but needs to be updated. I think, the counter-insurgency portion needs to cite recent examples and lessons form Iraq and Afghanistan. This book and hopefully an updated version will be in my library for a long time to come.
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John Collins has written a classic primer on military strategy whose relevance grows by the day. At a time in which the United States is confronted with multiple security challenges, the need for clear strategic thinking about objectives and how to attain them is apparent. The author is a well respected retired U.S. Army Colonel with experience as a strategist, author, and teacher with wide experience, including the National War College and the Congressional Research Service. This book is invaluable for anyone who wants to understand military strategy in all its complexity.
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Have read this cover to cover and now in the process of re-reading some specific portion. Have to say that it is well-researched and thorough. Help to re-confirm some of my own research in this same space. Steven Lim (RSTN) from Singapore.
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Major General Samuel Koster, while serving as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1970, was asked why, after nearly 200 years of nationhood, U.S. Armed Services seldom sired strategic thinkers comparable to Prussian Major General Carl von Clausewitz, whose intellectual breadth and depth enabled him to write his incomparable tome entitled On War early in the nineteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Major General Samuel Koster, while serving as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1970, was asked why, after nearly 200 years of nationhood, U.S. Armed Services seldom sired strategic thinkers comparable to Prussian Major General Carl von Clausewitz, whose intellectual breadth and depth enabled him to write his incomparable tome entitled On War early in the nineteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cybernetic warfare, deterrent techniques, military space forces, cumulative strategies, traditional armed forces, conflict spectrum, horizontal escalation, arms control accords, national security objectives, transnational terrorists, foreign armed forces, professional military education, operational art, deterrent strategies, quantitative superiority, technological surprise, distant theaters, military aims, net assessments, traditional combat, strategic centers, force postures, subnational groups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Congressional Research Service, Government Printing Office, Cold War, United Nations, Secretary of Defense, Washington Post, Sun Tzu, Princeton University Press, Nazi Germany, Security Council, Liddell Hart, Warsaw Pact, Chiefs of State, Department of Defense, Oxford University Press, Major General, Random House, Vietnam War, Herman Kahn, Operation Allied Force, Issue Brief, Marine Corps, Saddam Hussein New!
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