In this superb book, one that will become a classic of strategy, he does both. The logic of war and peace 2nd revised edition by luttwak, en isbn. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Enlarged edition cambridge, massachusetts, 2002, isbn 9780674007031 the grand strategy of the byzantine empire cambridge, massachusetts, 2009, isbn. Harvard university press, 1987, especially appendix 1 and.
The logic of war and peace, revised and enlarged edition 9780674007031. The author of the grand strategy of the roman empire presents a dramatically new way of thinking about the conduct of war and the diplomacy of peace. The logic of war and peace, revised and enlarged edition edward luttwak showsthey exemplify the paradoxical logic that pervades the entire. I first encountered luttwak many years ago through a book he wrote about the grand strategy of the roman empire.
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If edward luttwak does not always persuade, he always provokes. The logic of war and peace book is not really ordinary book, you have it then the world is in your hands. Among civilian defense analysts, edward luttwak has no peer. Applying the logic of strategy for which he is well known, luttwak argues that the most populous nation on earthand its second largest economymay be headed for a fall. A brilliant book, though not exactly easy to read, and to. The logic of war and peace, revised and enlarged edition. The logic of war and peace martin van creveld, the transformation of war john robb, brave new war. Originally published in 1987, edward luttwaks strategy. In this widely acclaimed work, now revised and expanded, luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. A buildup of offensive weapons can be purely defensive. For discussions of the meaning of strategy and grand strategy, see, e. A prominent, highly articulate neoconservative, luttwaks books. The logic of war and peace originally published in 1987 was enlarged and.
Having participated in its planning, luttwak examines the role of air power in the. It is written in simple english, wzr clearly enough for even this arts graduate to understand. The logic of war and peace was probably the best work. Luttwak, edward nicolare the tanner lectures on human values.