Modern Strategy

No state can be a great power without the requisite military capabilities. This book, by Colin Gray, provides foundational knowledge of strategy and military power. Tragically, the teaching of international relations in modern academia fails to instruct students on the basics of strategy and military operations. This book cures this deficiency. It lays out basic definitions and draws on Clausewitz, while reconsidering some of his arguments. It is grounded on the premise that strategy and military power must be guided by political aims. The author shows how the character of war has evolved from the two-dimensional world of ground and naval combat to the new domains of air, undersea, space, and cyber warfare. Also, this strategic environment has been fundamentally changed by the creation of nuclear weapons. This book is an ideal primer on thinking about modern strategy.