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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100452010713

ISBN-139780452010710

eBay Product ID (ePID)158786

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Edition2

Book TitleStrategy : Second Revised Edition

Number of Pages448 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1991

TopicMilitary / Strategy, Military / General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenreHistory

AuthorHart B. H. Liddell

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight12.6 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN90-025082

Reviews"The most important book by one of the outstanding military authorities of our time."-- Library Journal "No man has devoted more concentrated thought to the nature and problems of strategy."-- The New York Times Book Review "A major work... bristles with challenges to the mind."-- Saturday Review "Brilliant... a classic in military literature."-- Marine Corps Gazette, "The most important book by one of the outstanding military authorities of our time."-- Library Journal "No man has devoted more concentrated thought to the nature and problems of strategy."-- The New York Times Book Review "A major work... bristles with challenges to the mind."-- Saturday Review "Brilliant... a classic in military literature."-- Marine Corps Gazette

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentPreface to the Second Revised Edition Preface Part I: Strategy from Fifth Century B.C. to Twentieth Century A.D. I. History as Practical Experience II. Greek Wars--Epaminondas, Philip, and Alexander III. Roman Wars--Hannibal, Scipio, and Caesar IV. Byzantine Wars--Belisarius and Narses V. Medieval Wars VI. The Seventeenth Century--Gustavus, Cromwell, Turenne VII. The Eighteenth Century--Marlborough and Frederick VIII. The French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte IX. 1854-1914 X. Conclusions from Twenty-five Centuries Part II: Strategy of the First World War XI. The Plans and Their Issue in the Western Theatre, 1914 XII. The North-eastern Theatre XIII. The South-eastern or Mediterranean Theatre XIV. The Strategy of 1918 Part III: Strategy of the Second World War XV. Hitler's Strategy XVI. Hitler's Run of Victory XVII. Hitler's Decline XVIII. Hitler's Fall Part IV. Fundamentals of Strategy and Grand Strategy XIX. The Theory of Strategy XX. The Concentrated Essence of Strategy and Tactics XXI. National Object and Military Aim XXII. Grand Strategy XXII. Guerrilla War Appendix I: The Strategy of Indirect Approach in the North African Campaign, 1940-42, by Major-General Eric Dorman-Smith Appendix II: "For by Wise Counsel Thou Shalt Make Thy War." A Strategical Analysis of the Arab-Israel War, 1948-9, by General Yigael Yadin Index of Deductions Index

Synopsis"The most important book by one of the outstanding military authorities of our time."-- Library Journal Strategy is a seminal work of military history and theory, and a perfect companion to Sun-tzu's The Art of War and Carl von Clauswitz's On War. This is the classic book on war as we know it. During his long life, Basil H. Liddell Hart was considered one of the world's foremost military thinkers. In his writing, he stressed movement, flexibility, and surprise. He saw that in most military campaigns, it was vital to take an indirect approach. Rather than attacking the enemy head-on, one must dislocate their psychological and physical balance. With key examples from World War I and World War II (think trench warfare vs Blitzkreig), Liddell Hart defines the practical principles of waging war--"Adjust your end to your means," "Take a line of operation which offers alternate objectives"--and proves they are as fundamental in the worlds of politics and business as they are in warfare.

LC Classification NumberD25.L45 1991