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Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history; including Sun Tzu; Niccolò Machiavelli; and Carl von Clausewitz; Antulio J. Echevarria II presents a fascinating account of the "art of the general." Drawing on historical examples; from Hannibal's war against Rome to Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz; from the Allies' campaign to overwhelm Hitler's fortress to the terror attacks of September 11; Echevarria vividly describes the major types of military strategy and their advantages and disadvantages.Clear and engaging; this book shows that military strategy is essential for understanding major events of the past and becomes even more critical today; in a world increasingly threatened by weapons of mass destruction; terrorist attacks; and new dimensions of conflict such as cyberwar and space.