Strategic Thinking : : An Introduction and Farewell / / Philip Windsor; ed. by Spyros Economides, Mats Berdal.

In this, his final book, Philip Windsor explores the emergence, meaning, and significance of the Cold War mentality. Tracing the evolution of strategic thinking from its origins in medieval Europe to the demise of the Cold War, he considers the peculiar character and autonomy that strategy acquired...

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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:IISS Studies in International Security
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Physical Description:1 online resource (199 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1 The Autonomy of Strategy in the Nuclear Age
  • 2 The Just War
  • 3 The Legal Tradition
  • 4 The Political Context of Strategy: Clausewitz
  • 5 The Transformation of War
  • 6 The Evolution of Strategic Thinking: Stage One
  • 7 The Evolution of Strategic Thinking: Stage Two
  • 8 The Evolution of Strategic Thinking: Stage Three
  • 9 Patterns of Soviet Strategic Thought
  • 10 Alliances
  • 11 Arms Control
  • 12 War All the Same
  • 13 Guerrilla
  • 14 The Rationality and Ethics of Nuclear Deterrence
  • 15 Beyond the Cold War
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book