The pursuit of dominance : 2000 years of superpower grand strategy / Christopher J. Fettweis.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197646670.Subject(s): Strategy -- History | Strategy -- Case studies | Great powers -- History
| Great powers -- Case studies | Warfare and Defence | Warfare & defenceAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197646649DDC classification: 355.02 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: Christopher J. Fettweis examines the grand strategy of previous superpowers to see how they maintained, or failed to maintain, their status. Over the course of six cases, from Ancient Rome to the British Empire, he seeks guidance from the past for present US policymakers. He is most interested in how these superpowers defined their interests, the grand strategies these regimes followed to maintain superiority over their rivals, and how the practice of that strategy worked. A sweeping history of grand strategy, this book looks at the past 2000 years to highlight what - if anything - current US strategists can learn from the experience of earlier superpowers.
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Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Christopher J. Fettweis examines the grand strategy of previous superpowers to see how they maintained, or failed to maintain, their status. Over the course of six cases, from Ancient Rome to the British Empire, he seeks guidance from the past for present US policymakers. He is most interested in how these superpowers defined their interests, the grand strategies these regimes followed to maintain superiority over their rivals, and how the practice of that strategy worked. A sweeping history of grand strategy, this book looks at the past 2000 years to highlight what - if anything - current US strategists can learn from the experience of earlier superpowers.
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