Ukraine and the Art of Strategy

Dude. This thing is EPIC. Lawrence Freedman does not play. He begins the book with an account of Chimpanzee warfare and pretty much runs the gauntlet of western (and some eastern but not much) theories, philosophies, methodologies etc. of strategy. I honestly didn't know what to expect when I began......more

This is a wise and highly intelligent, if very long, attempt to come to grips with the slippery term 'strategy' by a prominent British academic distilling at least two decades of thinking on the subject. Although a Professor of War Studies, Freedman does not restrict himself to the conduct of war but......more

I enjoyed this book, but it wasn't what I was expecting at all. Freedman provides a historical overview of various theories and theorists of strategy but with very few concrete examples of implementation. I expected a history of strategy in practice, in its application to wars, battles, and class st......more

A block buster history of strategy covering almost every conceivable aspect of the subject in great detail: military, political, business and personal. And written by a deep expert in the field who has the most incredible insights into the possibilities and limitations of strategic thought. Covers t......more

Tremendo tocho, en el sentido de extensión, no de pesadez. Es difícil hacer un resumen corto de un libro que toca tantísimos temas. El primer resumen es que el autor define la estrategia como "el conjunto de acciones que se toman para conseguir el poder cuando no se tiene, y para mantenerlo e increm......more