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Selected as one of the Best Books of 2013 by the Financial Times.
In the book Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the leading experts in war and international politics, chronicles the extensive history of strategic thinking in an ever-fascinating and insightful narrative about how strategy has permeated every aspect of our lives.
Freedman's narrative breadth is exceptional, starting from the unexpectedly advanced strategy practiced in primate groups, to the opposing strategies of Achilles and Odysseus in the Iliad, the strategic advice of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli, the great military innovations of Baron Henri de Jomini and Carl von Clausewitz, as well as the involvement of revolutionary strategy in social struggles by Marx. The work also draws on insights from leading social scientists working on strategy today.
The core of strategy, as the author points out, is whether it is possible to control and shape our environment, rather than simply falling victim to forces beyond our control. Repeatedly, Freedman demonstrates that the inherent unpredictability of the environment, subject to random events, opponents' efforts, and allies' misfortunes, provides strategy with its challenge and drama.
This image of strategy that emerges from the book is fluid and flexible, defined by the starting point, not the end result. A brilliant overview of the most iconic strategic theories in history, from David's use of deception against Goliath to the modern use of game theory in economics, this masterful volume encapsulates a lifetime of reflection on strategy.
Pages: 768, Dimensions: 16.3x16.3cm
Manufacturer
- Author
- Lawrence Freedman
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
- -
- Type
- Historical Archive
- Theme
- Historical Archives
- Time Period
- Cold War
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- A History
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 768
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Dimensions
- 14x21 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780190229238
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