Strategic Studies and Public Policy; The American Experience
Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 1982. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [8], 230, [2] pages. Notes. Index. DJ has wear, tears, soiling and chips. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads Robin, I hope you find something in here that you like. Best regards, as always. Colin. The Table of Contents are: Part I Introduction. 1. Catalysts of Inquiry; 2. Theory, Technology, and Policy; Part II History: 3. Adjusting to the Bomb; The Golden Age; Limited War and Strategic Stability; Arms Control and Central War; From Theory to Practice; The "New Strategy"; Term of Trial; Unfinished Business; Part III: Appraisal: 11 Strategy and Action; and 12 To Advance Knowledge, To Improve Policy. This is one of the Essays for the Third Century: America and a Changing World series. Colin S. Gray (December 29, 1943 – February 27, 2020) was a British-American writer on geopolitics and professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at the University of Reading, where he was the director of the Centre for Strategic Studies. In addition, he was a Senior Associate to the National Institute for Public Policy. He worked at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Hudson Institute, before founding the National Institute for Public Policy in Washington, D.C. He also served as a defense adviser both to the British and U.S. governments. Gray served from 1982 until 1987 in the Reagan Administration's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament. Gray published 30 books on military history and strategic studies, as well as numerous articles. Strategic studies as a field of civilian scholarship has developed along distinctive lines in the United States since World War II. The rapid proliferation and increasing sophistication of weapons technology have required constant revision of strategic theory, while the shifting political climate, both internationally and in the United States, has had an equally powerful impact. One of the field’s leading theorists now examines the history and development of American strategic studies, the varied roles assumed by civilian strategists, and their relationship with those charged with developing and carrying out American military and diplomatic policy. This provocative book clearly demonstrates the importance of a sound strategic theory if America is to survive in an age of high arms technology and increased world tensions. Condition: Good / Good.
Keywords: Military Strategy, Military Technology, Nuclear Weapons, Limited War, Strategic Stability, Arms Control, Bernard Brodie, Deterrence, Herman Kahn, Henry Kissinger, ICBM, Policy-making, Strategic Arms Limitation, Thomas Schelling, RAND
ISBN: 0813104033
[Book #82902]
Price: $150.00