Military strategy : principles, practices, and historical perspectives / John M. Colllins ; with a foreword by Robert C. Kingston.

Includes bibliographic references (pages 311-317) and index.

Paperback edition 1st published by Potomac Books, Washington, DC in 2008.

1. Overview -- Pt. I. The Framework of Military Strategy. 2. National Security Interests. 3. Foreign and Domestic Threats. 4. Basic Security Objectives. 5. The Primacy of Policy -- Pt. II. Fundamentals of Military Strategy. 6. Strategic Starting Points. 7. Fundamentals of Deterrence. 8. War-Fighting Fundamentals. 9. Fundamentals of Military Preparedness. 10. Fundamentals of Arms Control -- Pt. III. Specialized Military Strategies. 11. Counterproliferation Strategies. 12. Nuclear Warfare Strategies. 13. Biological and Chemical Warfare Strategies. 14. Traditional Forces and Strategies. 15. Insurgency Strategies. 16. Counterinsurgency Strategies. 17. Sociopolitical Terrorism. 18. Counterterrorism Strategies. 19. Nonlethal Warfare Strategies. 20. Coalition Warfare Strategies -- Pt. IV. Keys to Strategic Superiority. 21. Strategic Trailblazers. 22. Strategic Stepping-Stones -- Pt. V. Applied Strategies. 23. Balkan Tar-Babies. 24. Final Reflections.

John M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of history{u2019}s great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only battles but also wars. He illuminates practices that worked well or poorly in the past, together with reasons why. He discusses national security interests, strategic building blocks, military strategies across the conflict spectrum, methods for developing talent and strategic acumen, and recent case studies that put principles into practice. Collins never tells readers what to think, but in Military Strategy he provides them with the intellectual tools to think for themselves. Written in a clear, straightforward style, this book will appeal to officers, policy-makers, students, and the public.