{"product_id":"military-strategy-a-global-history-9780300270365","title":"Military Strategy: A Global History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA global account of military strategy, which examines the practices, rather than the theories, of the most significant military figures of the past 400 years \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Strategy has existed as long as there has been organised conflict. In this ground-breaking account, Jeremy Black explores the ever-changing relationship between purpose, force, implementation and effectiveness in military strategy and its dramatic impact on the development of the global power system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking a \"total\" view of strategy, Black looks at leading powers--notably the United States, China, Britain, and Russia--in the wider context of their competition and their domestic and international strengths. Ranging from France's ancien régime and Britain's empire building to present-day conflicts in the Middle East, Black devotes particular attention to the strategic practice and decisions of the Kangxi Emperor, Clausewitz, Napoleon, and Hitler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Black\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor of history at the University of Exeter. Black has published widely in military history, including \u003ci\u003eA Short History of War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAir Power\u003c\/i\u003e. His other works include \u003ci\u003eMaps and History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNaval Warfare\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453985329426,"sku":"9780300270365","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c3655c28-07c4-42c0-8d7b-b42a873dae9c.jpg?v=1729860066","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/military-strategy-a-global-history-9780300270365","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}