{"product_id":"military-strategy-theory-of-power-control-2014","title":"Military Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control 2014","description":"\u003ch4\u003eOverview\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMilitary Strategy \u003c\/em\u003eRear Admiral J.C. Wylie invented the intellectual framework and terminology with which to understand strategy as a means of control. He synthesized the four existing specific theories of strategy into one general theory that is as valid today as when it was first created. Wylie has written a penetrating new postscript especially for this \"Classics of Sea Power\" edition that takes an up-to-the-minute look at such topics as terrorism, Nicaraguan politics, and the Strategic Defense Initiative. To supplement the text, John Hattendorf's introduction presents a detailed intellectual biography of Wylie. In addition, several of Wylie's most significant shorter writings are included as appendixes. J.C. Wylie retired from the U.S. Navy as a rear admiral in 1972, after a forty-four-year naval career that included service as chief of staff as the Naval War College. John B. Hattendorf is Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, and co-editor of \"Sea Power\" series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eJoseph WYLIE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRear Admiral Joseph Caldwell Wylie, Jr., USN was born March 3, 1911 and died on January 29, 1993 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-summary--details-list--label\"\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublished: April 18, 2014\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10: 1591149843\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781591149842\u003cbr\u003eProduct Dimensions: 8.25 × 5.5 × 1 in\u003cbr\u003eProduct Weight: 9 oz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan class=\"product-summary--details-list--label\"\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“No military service can long remain effective without searching self-criticism and continuous re-examination of its own ideas. Wylie is a refreshingly outspoken individual, thoroughly at home on the bridge of a ship, but equally at home in the semantics of dialectical discussion. He has produced a simple but relevant little work in an attempt to promote order in the discussion of strategy. . . . To the traditional theories of strategy–the maritime theory, the air theory, the continental theory–Wylie adds the 'Mao theory' of wars of national liberation. . . . [This book is] easier to read and understand and basically sounder than the great majority of the involved and tortuous rationalizations of the academic strategists.” —New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“At a time when­—among other momentous happenings—there is a reawakening of the need for a fresh appreciation of strategy, we are fortunate to have such woks as Admiral Wylie’s to provide a solid foundation on which to build. This elegant, concise volume succeeds remarkably well in achieving exactly what the author set out to do.”—\u003cstrong\u003eNaval War College Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The naval historian John B. Hattendorf observed that ‘Rear Admiral J. C. Wylie was the first serving officer since Luce and Mahan… to become known for writing about military and naval strategy.’ Scholars and practitioners consider Wylie’s 1967 book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMilitary Strategy: A General Theory of Power Control\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea classic. It had a major impact on U.S. Navy thinking in the 1980s when the service formulated its maritime strategy.”—\u003cstrong\u003eWar Room, U.S. Army War College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"U.S. Naval Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150024290549,"sku":"9781591149842","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0090\/5072\/files\/military-strategy-a-general-theory-of-power-control-2014-1238536598.jpg?v=1778869270","url":"https:\/\/www.amnautical.com\/es\/products\/military-strategy-theory-of-power-control-2014","provider":"American Nautical Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}