Editorial Reviews Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: French --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Gérard Chaliand is an internationally known specialist on strategy. Since 1960 he has been a participant-observer of guerrilla movements throughout Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. He teaches at the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre in Paris. He has previously taught at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration in Paris, and at Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Capetown, Meiji University in Tokyo, and the University of Quebec, among others. The author of many works of scholarship and three volumes of poetry, he is the editor of Guerrilla Strategies: An Historical Anthology from the Long March to Afghanistan (California, 1982). Product Details * Paperback: 1072 pages * Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (October 7, 1994) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0520079647 * ISBN-13: 978-0520079649 * Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 2.2 inches * Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) * Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews Loading... (4 customer reviews) * Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #765,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) Would you like to update product info, give feedback on images, or tell us about a lower price? Customer Reviews 4 Reviews 5 star: (4) 4 star: (0) 3 star: (0) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) Average Customer Review 5.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review Most Helpful Customer Reviews 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Deep into military history, April 20, 2000 By e b durham (USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Art of War in World History: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age (Paperback) This book is an excellent compilation of the best military writers throughtout the ages. The book begins with authors from ancient Rome, Greece and China and progresses through history. It goes on to include the best works of about 100 military geniuses. Excerpts are from Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Erwin Rommel and many others. If you want a book on military history and generalship through the ages, this tome will provide it. Be forewarned though, this book is over 1000 pages and not all the early writers are easy to read. But, overall, an excellent book for anyone who loves military history. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse | Permalink Comment Comment 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars An Anthology of Strategy & Strategic Thinking, May 13, 2007 By Henry Minas "Henry Minas" (Europe) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Art of War in World History: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age (Paperback) A monumental reference book! The title of the book in French (I have it both in French and English) would roughly translate into Anthology of Strategy in World History. It puts the accent on the concept of Strategy rather than War. And that's how I use it. I would even call it the History of Strategic Thinking. I am a management and technology expert and this book is one of my reference books on Strategy and on my shelf it sits alongside books on Strategy. What I like most about it, is its historic depth and scope. There is, to my knowledge, no other work on Strategy which has such a historic scope ranging from Ancient history to modern days with so much information and intelligence. I strongly recommend it to all those interested in the History of Strategic Thinking. I am a regular reader of Mr Chaliand and when I read his books I have the same experience as when I read Nietzsche: a feeling of freshness. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse | Permalink Comment Comment 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars An essential reader on strategy, July 23, 2004 By Polisphere (Toronto) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Art of War in World History: From Antiquity to the Nuclear Age (Paperback) A wonderful edited volume that makes a great introduction to the subject of military strategy. Organized chronologically, the works of nearly all the major strategists in history appear including non-Europeans. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report abuse | Permalink Comment Comment Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 4 customer reviews... Advertisement Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Must for Strategists (and even Business Leaders) This anthology provides a wonderful history of the Art of War in a compact and readable format. 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Search Inside This Book: Inside This Book (learn more) First Sentence: Opposite the entrance in the Velazquez room in the Prado Museum in Madrid hangs the Surrender of Breda, also known as Las Lanzas, which the artist painted in about 1634-35, when triumphant Spain was just beginning its decline. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more) exterior maneuver, assailable enemy, enemy whose subjects, frontal enemy, six parasites, neutral king, alguacil mayor, guerrilla character, fallacy number, proclaiming war, pivot state, neighbouring enemy, inferior king, wild chief, closed formation, double policy, ancient combat, indirect strategy, strategic cultures, royal squadron, reverse nature, strategic front, offensive strength Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more) United States, Han Hsin, Chang Liang, New York, Soviet Union, Liu Pang, Lin Hsiang-ju, Great Britain, Sun Zi, Liddell Hart, Pedro de Alvarado, Chao Sheh, Tien Tan, French Revolution, Lord Shang, Circle of States, Sultan Mahmud, Sun Tzu, Yellow River, Black Sea, Chao Kuo, Friedrich Engels, North Africa, South Africa, Carl von Clausewitz New! Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me! Search Inside This Book: Citations (learn more) This book cites 30 books: * The Army of the Future. by de Gaulle on 4 pages * The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides on page 17, page 67, and page 77 * The Command of the Air (USAF Warrior Studies) by Giulio Douhet on page 891, and page 895 * Arrian: Alexander the Great: Selections from Arrian (Translations from Greek and Roman Authors) by Arrian on page 174, and page 180 * Command of the Air by Giulio Douhet on page 891, and Back Matter See all 30 books this book cites 9 books cite this book: * The Nature of War in the Information Age: Clausewitzian Future (Strategy and History) by David J. Lonsdale on 5 pages * The Nature of War in the Information Age: Clausewitzian Future (Strategy and History) by David J. Lonsdale on 5 pages * War and the Law of Nations: A General History by Stephen C. Neff in Back Matter * The Origins Of War: From The Stone Age To Alexander The Great, Revised Edition (History & Warfare) by Arther Ferrill in Back Matter * How War Began (Texas A&M University Anthropology Series) by Keith F. Otterbein in Back Matter See all 9 books citing this book