Книга "Strategy. Key Thinkers" знакомит читателей с идеями ведущих стратегических мыслителей, чья работа исследует сложные вызовы, связанные с использованием военной силы. В начале книги рассматривается основная работа Сун Цзы, Фукидида, Вегеция, Макиавелли и Карла фон Клаузевица и их актуальность для проблем, стоящих перед западными военными сегодня. Затем книга рассматривает более широкие вопросы, такие как важность воздушных и морских операций, сложности ведения наступательной наземной войны в условиях современного оружия, последствия ядерного оружия и потенциал неправильной войны. В заключение подчеркиваются ключевые темы, связывающие и отличающие рассмотренные работы, отмечается, как эти сходства и различия могут оказать влияние на стратегические дебаты начала двадцать первого века. Книга написана грамотно и экспертно, и может быть полезна как профессиональным военным, так и широкому кругу читателей, интересующихся историей и стратегическим мышлением.
This book on the concept of strategy was written by the British author Tom Kane. In it 22 centuries ago the Greek general and strategist Pyrrhus criticized the value of military victories and today we may reconsider the wars that took place in Iraq recently.
Strategy is a book written by experts who study the subject of warfare each of whom began with various treatises from antiquity and continued in academics until present day. From Sun Tzu, through Machiavelli, Thucydrides, Vegetios, Clausewiz, all the way up to current scholars, we discover that though war has changed, the themes of warfare have remained the same.
Despite the international denouncer of nuclear weaponry, Kane highlights the crucial role of nuclear forces along with other relevant points such as air campaign advantages and disadvantages and etiquettes of bombing wars.
Many academic experts read Kane strategy and many learn from its famous influential authors' tons of experience and wisdom. A must read for any strategist wanting to reminisce about the classics of war.
Электронная Книга «Strategy. Key Thinkers» написана автором Tom Kane в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780745679099
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Over twenty two centuries ago, the Greek general Pyrrhus questioned the real gains of military victory. Today we might reflect on the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in much the same way. War is not only cruel but capricious; its outcomes are often bitter and frustrating, even for the winning side. Strategy: Key Thinkers expertly introduces the ideas of major strategic thinkers whose work explores the complex challenges associated with the use of military force. Early chapters deal with the foundational work of Sun Tzu (Sunzi), Thucydides, Vegetius, Machiavelli and Carl von Clausewitz and their relevance to problems facing Western militaries today. The book then considers broader issues, such as the distinctive importance of air and maritime operations, the difficulty of waging offensive land warfare in the face of modern firepower, the implications of nuclear weapons, and the potential of irregular warfare. It concludes by highlighting key themes which connect – and distinguish – the works under consideration, noting how these similarities and differences can inform the strategic debates of the early twenty-first century.
