Making Sense of War

Strategy for the 21st Century

By: Alan Stephens, Nicola Baker

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Paperback | 17 October 2006

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Making Sense of War provides a comprehensive and clear analysis of the complex business of waging war. It gives readers a thorough understanding of the key concepts in strategic thought, concepts that have endured since the Athenian general Thucydides and the Chinese philosopher/warrior Sun Tzu first wrote about strategy some 2500 years ago. It also examines the influence on strategic choice and military strategy of political, legal and technological change. This book discusses strategy at every level of competition, employing a thematic approach and using historical examples from 500 BCE to the present. It discusses the contraints and opportunities facing military commanders in the 21st century, and demonstrates that the formulation of military strategy will continue to be perhaps the single most important responsibility for senior security officials. Making Sense of War offers original insights into the imperatives of military success in the era of asymmetric warfare.

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"This carefully crafted and well-researched book draws on Clausewitz, Jomini, Machiavelli and Sun Tzu and uses relevant historical events as examples." David A. Anderson, Military Review

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Preface
Introduction
How to wIn - the nature of strategy
Stove-piped strategy - the schools of strategic thought
Traditional warfighting concepts and practices - what strategy has been
Manoeuvre and the application of force - applying strategy
Shaping the strategic environment - making strategy work
Strategic paralysis - strategy as an ideal
Contemplating war - political imperatives and strategic considerations
Constraints on war - strategy, legality and prudence
Controlling war - soldiers, civilians, and the optimum use of force
Peacemaking - intervening to protect and repair
War in the twenty-first century - the end of strategy?
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Making Sense of War

Strategy for the 21st Century

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