孫子、マキアヴェッリ、クラウゼヴィッツなど、歴史上最も偉大な軍事理論家の戦略思想に触れることができる一冊です。歴史上の事例を引いて、目的・方法論・手段という軍事戦略の主な構成要素に注目しながら、戦略の主な種類とそれらの長所と短所、新たなテクノロジーがそれらにどのように関わっているかを論じます。新版は全編をアップデートし、サイバー戦争に関する章を追加しました。この章では、政治に対する判断や意見に影響を与え、特定の行動を取るよう人々を操作するためのソーシャルメディアの活用が、いかに科学の領域へ進化を遂げたかを明らかにしています。
 

• Distils the fundamentals of military strategy
• Explains and adapts the theoretical frameworks of Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz
• Explores contemporary military strategies, including cyber power and the dissemination of propaganda through social media platforms

New to this Edition:

• Features an expanded chapter on the power of cyberwarfare as a psychological influence
• Includes new further reading references
• Has been updated throughout

Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz, this clear and engaging Very Short Introduction presents a fascinating account of the "art of the general." Antulio J. Echevarria II highlights the dynamic relationship between the main elements of strategy: purpose, method, and means. Drawing on historical examples, he discusses the major types of military strategy and how emerging technologies are affecting them.
    
This second edition has been updated throughout, and now includes an extended chapter on cyberwarfare which shows how the use of social media platforms to influence opinions on political views and manipulate populations to act in certain ways has evolved from an art to a science.