The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War

by Williamson Murray (Editor), Alvin Bernstein (Editor), MacGregor Knox (Editor)

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Moving beyond the limited focus of the individual strategic theorist or the great military leader, The Making of Strategy concentrates instead on the processes by which rulers and states have formed strategy. Seventeen case studies--from the fifth century B.C. to the present--analyze through a common framework how strategists have sought to implement a coherent course of action against their adversaries. This fascinating book considers the impact of such complexities as the geographic, political, economic and technical forces that have driven the transformation of strategy since the beginning of civilization and seem likely to alter the making of strategy in the future.

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Editorial Reviews

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"This book traces the processes that resulted in military strategies in 17 cases, ranging from ancient Greece and Rome to American nuclear strategy....Each essay is self-contained, and academics searching for brief but expert analyses of strategic case studies for teaching purposes will welcome this book." Foreign Affairs

"...the essays, including those on Israel and the United States in the nuclear age, are presented with remarkable verve and freshness." Brian Bond, Times Literary Supplement

"The essays by some of the finest strategic analysts in the world, both historians and historically minded political scientists, are of a uniformly high quality. The Making of Strategy is an exceptional work. Anyone who wishes to understand the essence of strategy-making as a process, and the factors that influence strategy-making will profit by reading these essays." Mackubin T. Owens, Strategic Review

"One of the advantages of the book is its essays on lesser-known periods for some powers....Military historians and political scientists can benefit from this work, as can students from the upper-division undergraduate level onward." R. Higham, Choice

"The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War offers an important collection of essays which examines the process of strategic decision-making from the Peloponnesian Wars to the nuclear age." The International History Review

Book Description

This volume focuses on the processes by which rulers and states have framed strategy from the fifth century BC to the present.

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Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (May 31, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 704 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521566274
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521566278
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.04 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.57 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,313,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #1,120 in Military History (Books)
- #1,325 in Historical Study Reference (Books)

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Christopher A. Hernandez

Excellent book. - Well organized

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2013

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This book has been great. had to purchase for a class I was taking and I really appreciated the style which has different chapters with different authors dealing with different time periods/regions. Each chapter is written like a research paper and well supported with properly cited sources making this a solid reference material for any reader. I normally get rid of most of my college books but this one I am keeping not only for use in later research papers I am writing but also because I'm a fan of it. Highly recommended.

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James

A great follow on read to Clausewitz's "On War"

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014

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A solid compendium of nation-state strategies throughout various historical periods and evolutionary states of governments. The editors did a good job of bringing many important but disparate discussions together.

To maximize the value of this book, a solid familiarity with Clausewitz's On War (at least book 1) is a prerequisite for understanding many of the precursory discriptions of concepts attributed to him.

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Audry Potas

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2012

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I bought this book due to a Master's class I am taking with American Military University, while I'm deployed. The book arrived in great condition and quickly. The seller was prompt in notifying me of when it would arrive, as I was afraid I would already be deployed when it got to my mail box.
The book itself is interesting, but I've only started the first 3 chapters...

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Amazona

Just an excellent book. It was a textbook last term in ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2015

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Just an excellent book. It was a textbook last term in uni and I know why. High quality work, although the title should be related to its historical theme, since it's more about history and less about theory. But other than that, it's highly recommended.

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C. Ferguson

nice compilation

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2013

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Comoilation of writings from many authors in chronological order, for the most part. Great reference, gives multiple thought on certain ideas. Good for research also.

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David

An Interesting Read

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2013

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This book is required for one of my college courses. Strategy can be a dull topic in my opinion but the authors write this book with a lively slant.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2016

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Insightful rendering of diverse campaigns.

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Publius Cincinnatus

Outstanding at understanding particular empires, kingdoms etc., ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2015

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Outstanding at understanding particular empires, kingdoms etc., at particular points in time. This ranges from the Ancient Greece to Nuclear Strategy of the Cold War and the future challenges.

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Peter Snipilton

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2018

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Good standard account of strategy

talal ali

A book on how world powers wage wars and why.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2013

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I like to read about history and to learn from it.
I found in the book good summaries explaining the characters, attitudes and behaviour of rulers and their roles in making wars.

Ajak paka

Two Stars

Reviewed in Canada on June 17, 2015

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Very expensive and badly used. Marks and writing in the book.

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