Social Order and the General Theory of Strategy

ISBN-13: 9780367608491 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 316 str.

Alexander Atkinson

Opis

Is there a place left in international politics for the real use of violence as an instrument of policy in the nuclear age? Originally published in 1981, Dr Atkinson attempts to answer this question with new considerations in the presentation of a general theory of strategy.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments.  Introduction.  Abbreviations.  1. Social Order and Strategic Theory  2. The Social Premise of Protracted War  3. The Death of Classical Theory  4. Strategic Revisionism  5. The Chinese Theory of Land Revolution  6. Block-House and Guerrilla Warfare  7. The Cinderella of Classical Theory  8. Clausewitz and the Silent Contract.  Notes.  Appendixes A-D.  Selected Bibliography.