The field of security studies has been the subject of considerable debate in recent years.
Attempts to broaden and deepen the scope of the field beyond its traditional focus on states …

Abstract The Strategy Bridge: Theory for Practice is an original contribution to the general
theory of strategy. While heavily indebted to the writings of Carl von Clausewitz, Sun Tzu …

John Boyd is often known exclusively for the so-called 'OODA'loop model he developed.
This model refers to a decision-making process and to the idea that military victory goes to …

This is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical
works on war by Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and to a lesser extent, Jomini and …

Security studies has been slow to accept critical challenges to its problematic, and these
have often been met with hostility and deliberately marginalized. This article responds to …

David Herrmann's work is the most complete study to date of how land-based military power
influenced international affairs during the series of diplomatic crises that led up to the First …

For millennia, war was viewed as a supreme test. In the period 1750-1850 war became
much more than a test: it became a secular revelation. This new understanding of war as …

The course of events of the Great War has been told many times, spurred by an endless
desire to understand'the war to end all wars'. However, this book moves beyond military …

The Improbable War explains why conflict between the USA and China cannot be ruled out.
In 1914 war between the Great Powers was considered unlikely, yet it happened. We learn …

James D. Kiras shows how a number of different special operations, in conjunction with
more conventional military actions, achieve and sustain strategic effect (s) over time. In …