History - Military - Strategy

Born in the wake of World War II, RAND quickly became the creator of America's anti-Soviet nuclear strategy. A magnet for the best and the brightest, its ranks included Cold War luminaries such as Albert Wohlstetter, Bernard Brodie, and Herman Kahn, who arguably saved...

'Something Rotten' points out logical and practical problems with organisations and processes. It challenges the reader as to why such problems exist and persist. It suggests abandoning much overt process; building up human expertise; relying on fewer but better-trained people; and deciding and acting...

'Something Rotten' points out logical and practical problems with organisations and processes. It challenges the reader as to why such problems exist and persist. It suggests abandoning much overt process; building up human expertise; relying on fewer but better-trained people; and deciding and acting...

Vice Adm. William H. McRaven helped to devise the strategy for how to bring down Osama bin Laden, and commanded the courageous U.S. military unit that carried it out on May 1, 2011, ending one of the greatest manhunts in history. In Spec Ops,...

Distills hard-won SR tactics and lessons into actionable insights for elite operators and units.This book will serve as a tactical "bible" tailored to the military Special Operations, intelligence and paramilitary/law-enforcement communities and other interested parties - - with the intention of breaking the invent-and-forget/reinventing-the-wheel...

Updated with a new Prologue by the Author. The "riveting" (The Economist), secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China. Spies is the history of the secret war that Russia and...

A renowned historian and Resistance fighter - later executed by the Nazis - analyzes at first hand why France fell in 1940. Marc Bloch wrote Strange Defeat during the three months following the fall of France, after he returned home from military service. In...

Selected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013 In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy...

Acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander offers a provocative analysis of Stonewall Jackson's military genius and reveals how the Civil War might have ended differently if Jackson's strategies had been adopted. The Civil War pitted the industrial North against the agricultural South, and remains one...

A new edition of the trusted Lionel Giles translation of the Ancient Chinese treatise on warfare. It has defined the tactics and strategies on the battlefield and more recently the business world, for the last 2500 years.Author: Sun TzuPublisher: Prohyptikon Publishing Inc.Published: 03/11/2009Pages: 72Binding...

The Art of Maneuver is an important theoretical study of an issue that is currently the subject of much discussion in professional military journals and symposia.Author: Robert LeonhardPublisher: Presidio PressPublished: 06/01/1994Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.98w x 1.02dISBN: 9780891415329About the AuthorRobert Leonhard...

''If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.'' - Consulted by tacticians on and off the battlefield for 2,500 years, this succinct text details all the elements of combat, strategy, and competition.- Off the...

The Art of War by general and philosopher Sun Tzu is an influential book of strategy that has found applications in countless situations beyond the war room. More than 2,000 years old, this classic of Chinese philosophy lays out a systematic, rational approach to...

The classic by Sun Tzu. The definitive guide to strategy, tactics, and success.Author: Sun TzuPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 08/06/2010Pages: 112Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.27dISBN: 9781453751794This title is not returnable

"The Art of War" by Sun Tzu is a timeless classic that transcends its military origins to offer profound insights into the nature of conflict and strategy. Written over two millennia ago, Sun Tzu's treatise on warfare remains a masterpiece of strategic thinking, influencing...

The most prestigious and influential book on strategy and dealing with conflict, beautifully translated for clear, accessible reading. In the words of Sun Tzu, "To win without fighting is best." This timeless Chinese classic captures the essence of military strategy used in ancient East...

A new translation of the ancient Chinese military classic that is widely admired by military and business strategists--with an introduction that provides sweeping historical context, and notes featuring contemporary commentary on Sun Tzu's wisdom over the centuries. For more than two thousand years, The...

The Art of War is the collection of leadership and military strategies composed by the esteemed Chinese general, Sun Tzu. Divided into 13 distinct chapters, each category gives clarity and voice to varying subjects pertaining to the intricacies of war and wartime strategy. Having...

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise by Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly thought of as a...

Written in China more than 2,500 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding, examining not only battlefield...