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Grand Strategy in Theory and Practice: The Need for an Effective American Foreign Policy
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- ISBN-101107442214
- ISBN-13978-1107442214
- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication dateJanuary 12, 2015
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7 x 1.24 x 10 inches
- Print length530 pages
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Eliot A. Cohen, Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
"William Martel's Grand Strategy in Theory and Practice represents a major contribution to the debate about grand strategy. This study - a must-read for scholars and policy makers - establishes that he is a pre-eminent thinker on the critical influence of grand strategy on the design and conduct of foreign policy."
Admiral James Stavridis USN (retired), Dean, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Massachusetts
"At a time when growing threats and constrained defense resources require a well-formulated and well-implemented national security strategy to protect America’s interests, Professor Martel has written an impressive book on grand strategy that will serve as a valuable reference for policy makers."
Kelly Ayotte, United States Senator
"William C. Martel has written a masterful and sweeping account of the elusive search for an American grand strategy. As Americans seek to chart their course in a turbulent 21st century, Martel's insightful work is an indispensable guide."
Nicholas Burns, Harvard University, Massachusetts and former Under Secretary of State
"In this important study about grand strategy and American foreign policy, William Martel makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing policy debate about the United States’ role on the world stage. Martel provides timely guidance for American decision makers in providing for the security and wellbeing of the United States and our country’s international partners. His principles to govern grand strategy soberly weighs the capability of the United States to reconcile American ends and means."
John H. Maurer, Alfred Thayer Mahan Professor, Strategy and Policy Department, Naval War College
"Today, America’s grand strategy isn’t very grand and not much of a strategy. Bill Martel offers one clear and powerful prescription for keeping the nation safe, free and prosperous for the long-term - ideas that deserve a hearing."
Jay Carafano, Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, Heritage Foundation
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- Publisher : Cambridge University Press (January 12, 2015)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 530 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1107442214
- ISBN-13 : 978-1107442214
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 7 x 1.24 x 10 inches
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2016Excellent Read!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2019Excellent manuscript on the topic of Grand Strategy and Strategy in general. Thoroughly researched. Impeccably organized. Extremely thorough. Must have for students of Strategy and Grand Strategy.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2018A very good review of historical strategy. Necessary for JPME education.

