Description: On Strategists and Strategy exhibits a selection of Lawrence Freedman's writing from the past ten years, illustrating his analytical talent across a broad-range of subject areas and providing unique insights into key historical events, including the Russia-Ukraine war. Included are biographical chapters on strategic thinkers and academics who influneced Freedman's own development, providing more personal insight into some of the key actors who shaped history. This curated collection captures some of Lawrence Freedman's most insightful writing on foreign policy, strategy, and military history through to current conflicts.
Review Quotes: For some, strategic thinking should be based on hard metrics and shorn of sentiment. Lawrence Freedman's collection of essays turns that proposition on its head. Part autobiographical, spanning a remarkable career spent at the coalface of national security debates, the book is full of unobtrusive charm, humanity and critical self-infliction. Freedman packs a considerable punch as he ponders the limits of deterrence and the ever-darkening geopolitical storm clouds on the horizon.-- John Bew, Professor of History and Foreign Policy, King's College London
This collection of essays by the greatest living academic strategist is a treasure. Incisiveness coupled with humanity and humor are Lawrence Freedman's hallmarks. Please read this to learn the craft of strategy.-- Kori Schake, Director of Foreign and Defense Policy, American Enterprise InstituteLawrence Freedman is not only our preeminent military historian and strategist but also a witty memoirist, fine journalist, stylish essayist, and a canny observer of all the contours and influences of past, present, and likely future-from his personal life, the politics shaping all of our times, and their various intermingling and contradictions. This collection, the too-drably titled On Strategists and Strategy, pops with energy, insight, and wisdom.-- Fred Kaplan, Author of The Bomb, The Insurgents, and The Wizards of Armageddon"[A] timely contemplation of the strategies of war, international relations and nuclear deterrence." -- Tom Clonan, The Irish Times