Title: Strategy : context and adaptation from Archidamus to airpower /
Authors: Bailey, Richard J.,; Forsyth, James Wood,; Yeisley, Mark Owen, 1960-
Year: 2016
Subjects: Strategy History; Strategy; Strategy
Abstract: "How does one engage in the study of strategy? Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower argues that strategy is not just concerned with amassing knowledge; it is also about recognizing our imperfect understanding of the environment and respecting the complex nature of adaptation to the unforeseen or unexpected. In essence, the strongest strategists are those who commit to an education that cultivates a more holistic and adaptive way of thinking. How does one engage in the study of strategy? How does one engage in the study of strategy? Strategy: Context and Adaptation from Archidamus to Airpower argues that strategy is not just concerned with amassing knowledge; it is also about recognizing our imperfect understanding of the environment and respecting the complex nature of adaptation to the unforeseen or unexpected. In essence, the strongest strategists are those who commit to an education that cultivates a more holistic and adaptive way of thinking. With that thought in mind, the contributors to Strategy, each a current or former professor at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, widely considered the Department of Defense’s premier school of strategy, offer ways of thinking strategically about a variety of subject matters, from classical history to cyber power. Practitioners in the profession of arms, perhaps more than any other profession, must employ critical thinking where the application of power on land, at sea, in the air, and in space and cyberspace are concerned. Strategy examines various sub-disciplines regarding the use of power, and illuminates different approaches to thinking which have implications beyond the implementation of force."--from Publisher's website.
Contents: Foreword / Dennis M. Drew -- Introduction: Widening the aperture: the quest for strategic understanding / Richard J. Bailey Jr. -- Seeking strategy / Everett Carl Dolman -- An imperfect jewel: military theory and the military profession / Harold R. Winton -- The realist as strategist: a critique / James Wood Forsyth Jr. -- Classical strategy: a Socratic dialogue / James M. Tucci -- Technology and strategy: a symbiosis of sorts / Stephen D. Chiabotti -- The airpower historian and the education of strategists / Richard R. Muller -- Beyond the horizon: developing future airpower strategy / Jeffrey J. Smith -- Spacepower and the strategist / M.V. Smith -- Four dimensions to the digital debate: how should we think strategically about cyberspace and cyberpower? / Richard J. Bailey Jr. -- Staying regular? The importance of irregular warfare to the modern strategist / Mark O. Yeisley -- Two sides of a coin: the strategist and the planner / Stephen E. Wright -- Conclusion: Coming full circle / Mark O. Yeisley.