The word "strategy" pervades American conversation and our news media. We tend to use strategy as a general term for a plan, a concept, a course of action, or a "vision" of the direction in which to proceed at the personal, organizational, and governmental-local, state, or federal-levels. Such casual use of the term to describe nothing more than "what we would like to do next" is inappropriate and belies the complexity of true strategy and strategic thinking. It reduces strategy to just a good idea without the necessary ...
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The word "strategy" pervades American conversation and our news media. We tend to use strategy as a general term for a plan, a concept, a course of action, or a "vision" of the direction in which to proceed at the personal, organizational, and governmental-local, state, or federal-levels. Such casual use of the term to describe nothing more than "what we would like to do next" is inappropriate and belies the complexity of true strategy and strategic thinking. It reduces strategy to just a good idea without the necessary underlying thought or development. It also leads to confusion between strategy and planning, confining strategic possibilities to near-time planning assumptions and details, while limiting the flexibility of strategic thought and setting inappropriately specific expectations of outcomes. This "little book"-actually a monograph-talks about big strategy, strategy at the highest levels of the nation-state. It is applicable to grand strategy, national security strategy, national military...
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Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; Ex-Library paperback with all the usual markings, possible attachments, and library wear. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.
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Add this copy of Strategic Theory for the 21st Century: the Little Book to cart. $100.00, good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Strategic Studies Institute U. S. Army War College.
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Very good. Cover has slight wear and soiling. ix, [1], 83, [1] p. Illustrations. Endnotes. This is one of the Letort Papers. From an on-line posting: "Strategy is often used as a general term for a plan, a concept, a course of action, or a "vision" of the direction in which to proceed at the personal, organizational, and governmental local, state, or federal levels. Such casual use of the term reduces strategy to just a good idea without the necessary underlying thought or development. What is the true meaning of strategy? Harry R. Yarger is the Professor of National Security Policy in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College. His research focuses on national security policy, strategic theory, and the education and development of strategic level leaders. Dr. Yarger is considered one of the Army s leading experts in on-line education. A retired Army colonel, he is a Vietnam veteran and served in Germany and Korea. Dr. Yarger obtained his doctorate in history from Temple University The information may not be current. It was current when the individual worked for SSI."