01686nam a22001937a 4500999001700000020002300017082001100040100002000051245007200071250001100143260004700154300003400201505003500235520098800270650003401258700003501292942000701327952015801334  c68158d68158  a‎ 978-0521676649  a355.02  aStephens, Alan   aMaking Sense of War: Strategy for the 21st Century cAlan Stephens   a1st Ed  aNew Yorkbcambridge university Pressc2006  axiii, 291 Pagesb22x15 cmbPB  aInclude Index and Bibliography  aMaking 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  aStrategyaMilitry PolicyaWar  aAlan Stephens And Nicola Baker  cBK  0010406355_020000000000000_S799M_2006708NFIC966504aGPLbGPLcGENd2025-12-13eCRV/245/GT/GPLMo355.02 S799M 2006p70589r2025-12-13w2025-12-13yBK