These essays investigate the logic, conduct and nature of war on the highest political and strategic levels,as they look at the impact of technology on warfare, the political nature of war and the limits of rational analysis in studying war.[...]
Part of a three part collection in honour of the teachings of Michael I. Handel, one of the foremost strategists of the late 20th century, this collection explores the paradoxes of intelligence analysis, surprise and deception from both historical and theoretical perspectives.[...]
This study is based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war, the central conclusion being that the logic of waging war and of strategic thinking is as universal and timeless as human nature itself.[...]