Making Sense of War: Strategy for the 21st Century

Stephens, Alan

Baker, Nicola

Foreign & International Law

Cambridge University Press

<p>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.</p>

History

Military

<p>History of the RAAF's development from the end of WWII to its golden anniversary in 1971. Discusses its emergence as an organisation independent of the RAF and the US Air force, and covers events such as demobilisation. Includes references and an index. Also available in hardback. The author is the RAAF historian at the Air Power Studies Centre in Canberra. His other publications include 'Power Plus Attitude: Ideas, strategy and doctrine in the RAAF, 1921-1991.</p>

Going Solo: The Royal Australian Air Force, 1946-1971

Australian Govt. Pub. Service

In Plain Air: Poems 1958-1980

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Swallow Pr

Ohio Univ Pr

An incomparable poet of the American West, Stephens evokes a primordial place, one met with only in the great poems of Native Americans and the ancient Chinese and Japanese. His rhythm and words are spare, evoking the clear, dry-air vision of the ordinary. Stephens writes about the Colorado plains of his youth and the landscape of Southern California, imagery of the subtropical and the desert--oriental, mundane, and mediterranean. Going beyond the Homeric catalog, beyond a Whitmanesque list, "Names of Trout Flies" meditates on the deep interior of the West.

Away from the Road

Living Batch Press

Dictionary of Agriculture

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

I.B.D. Limited

Dictionary of Agriculture: English-German

Livesey, Rupert

Bohle, Eckhard

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Peter Collin Pub Ltd

This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.

The War in the Air: 1914-1994 - War College Series

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

War College Series

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