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The Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War

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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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"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

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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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (May 31, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 704 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521566274
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521566278
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.95 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.57 x 9 inches
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  • Calvin Hernandez
    5.0 out of 5 stars 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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  • Amazona
    5.0 out of 5 stars 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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  • Audry Potas
    4.0 out of 5 stars 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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  • Publius Cincinnatus
    5.0 out of 5 stars 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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  • Antonio Martin
    3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but not engaging. Some parts better than others.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2024
    It's a good book, but I could not really get into it. Maybe I was not that interested in the subject. Some parts are more entertaining than others. It's still a good book.
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    Insightful rendering of diverse campaigns.
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    Very nice writing
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  • "top_cat1980"
    5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for the seriuos student of strategy.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2003
    The purpose of "The Making of Strategy" is to give the reader an insight into how strategy has been made in the past. This is done through various historical case studies which range from Ancient Greece to American Cold War nuclear policy. Each essay tries to show events from the perspectives of those who were involved and attempts to get inside the mindset of the people who had to forumlate and then implement the various strategies.
    As has been stated, the essays span a considerable time period, though there is perhaps (definitely in fact) a weighting towards 20th century strategy. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is probably dependant upon the reader's personal taste but I didn't have a problem with it.
    The quality of the essays is invariably of a very high quality and the contributors are leaders in the field of Strategic Studies (Colin Gray, Donald Kagan, Eliot Cohen, the late Michael Handel, Williamson Murray, Macgregor Knox etc). Standout chapters include Holger Herwig's withering analysis of Imperial German strategy in the post-Bismarck period and (by virtue both of quality and of the fact that it tackles a relatively obscure and much neglected power's policy) Brian Sullivan's chapter on Italian grand strategy in the build-up to the First World War.
    The chapters (excluding the excellent and extensive introduction and conclusion) cover the following periods;
    - Athenian Strategy in The Peloponnesian Wars
    - Roman Strategy against Carthage
    - Chinese Strategy from the 14th to the 17th centuries
    - Spanish Strategy under Philip II
    - English Strategy, 1558-1713
    - French Strategy under Louis XIV
    - The United States, 1783-1865
    - Prussia-Germany 1871-1918
    - British Strategy, 1890-1918
    - Italian Strategy, 1882-1922
    - Germany, 1918-1945
    - British Strategy, 1918-1945
    - U.S. Strategy, 1920-1945
    - French Strategy in the inter-war period
    - Soviet Strategy, 1917-1945
    - Israeli Strategy
    - U.S. Nuclear Strategy
    Aside from the fact that the quality of the chapters is of a very high standard, the great virtue of this book is the way in which it looks into the way nations have made strategy, rather than dealing with specific strategic theories or trying to provide a guide on how strategy should be made (lessons drawn from history aside). It illustrates clearly the frustrations, the balancing of interests, the difficulty in seeing the big picture, the weighing up of ends and means and the FRICTION that plagues policymakers when they put the books away and actually have to make the magic happen.
    This book should be read by anybody with a serious interest in Strategic/War Studies. It's a little gem. At over 600 pages, you get your money's worth too.
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  • nischal bachu
    5.0 out of 5 stars 17 Case Studies from 450BC - 1991
    Reviewed in Germany on June 25, 2024
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    Door to Door Delivery via RoyalMail was free.
    Great price.
    The book is well bound and lightweight for 680 pages.
    The First 25 pages on The Peloponesian War (450 bc.) had a great Map.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars 17 Case Studies from 450BC - 1991
    Reviewed in Germany on June 25, 2024
    Door to Door Delivery via RoyalMail was free.
    Great price.
    The book is well bound and lightweight for 680 pages.
    The First 25 pages on The Peloponesian War (450 bc.) had a great Map.
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  • talal ali
    5.0 out of 5 stars 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.
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  • Peter Snipilton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2018
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    Good standard account of strategy
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    2.0 out of 5 stars 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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