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.
