Strategy

The Logic of War and Peace, Revised and Enlarged Edition

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$35.00 • £28.95 • €31.50

ISBN 9780674007031

Publication Date: 01/31/2002

320 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

5 tables

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Preface
Part I: The Logic of Strategy
- 1. The Conscious Use of Paradox in War
- 2. The Logic in Action
- 3. Efficiency and the Culminating Point of Success
- 4. The Coming Together of Opposites
Part II: The Levels of Strategy
- 5. The Technical Level
- 6. The Tactical Level
- 7. The Operational Level
- 8. Theater Strategy I: Military Options and Political Choices
- 9. Theater Strategy II: Offense and Defense
- 10. Theater Stragegy III: Interdiction and the Surprise Attack
- 11. Nonstrategies: Naval, Air, Nuclear
- 12. The Renaissance of Strategic Air Power
Part III: Outcomes: Grand Strategy
- 13. The Scope of Grand Strategy
- 14. Armed Suasion
- 15. Harmony and Disharmony in War
- 16. Can Strategy Be Useful?
Appendix A: Definitions of Strategy
Appendix B: The Gulf War Air Campaign
Appendix C: Instant Thunder
Notes
Works Cited
Index

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