This is the classic book on war as we know it. During his long life, Basil H. Liddell Hart was considered one of the world's foremost military thinkers—a man generally regarded as the “Clausewitz of the 20th century.” Strategy is a seminal work of military history and theory, a perfect companion to Sun-tzu's The Art of War and Carl von Clausewitz's On War. Liddell Hart stressed movement, flexibility, and surprise. He saw that in most military campaigns dislocation of the enemy's psychological and physical balance is prelude to victory. This dislocation results from a strategic indirect approach. Reflect for a moment on the results of direct confrontation (trench war in WWI) versus indirect dislocation (Blitzkrieg in WWII). Liddell Hart is also tonic for business and political planning: just change the vocabulary and his concepts fit.-Print ed.“The most important book by one of the outstanding military authorities of our time.”—Library Journal

Part I.Strategy from Fifth Century B.C. to Twentieth Century A.D. -- History as practical experience -- Greek Wars-Epaminondas, Philip, and Alexander -- Roman Wars-Hannibal, Scipio, and Caesar -- Byzantine Wars-Belisarius and Narses -- Medieval Wars -- The Seventeenth Century-Gustavus, Cromwell, Turenne -- the Eighteenth Century-Marlborough and Frederick -- Frederick's Wars -- The French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte -- The Peninsular War -- Napoleon from Vilna to Waterloo -- 1854-1914 -- The American Civil War -- Moltke's Campaigns -- The Russo-Japanese War --|t Conclusions from Twenty-five Centuries -- Part II. Strategy of the First World War -- The Plans and their issue in the Western Theatre, 1914 -- The Western Theatre, 1915-17 -- The North-Eastern Theatre -- The South-Eastern or Mediterranean Theatre -- The Italian Theatre -- The Balkan Theatre -- The Palestine and Mesopotamia Theatres -- The Strategy of 1918 -- Part III. Strategy of the Second World War -- Hitler's Strategy -- Hitler's Run of Victory -- Hitler's decline -- The German Conquest of the Balkans -- The German Invasion of Russia -- The Russian Campaign of 1942 -- The War in the Pacific -- The War in the Mediterranean -- Hitler's Fall -- The Invasion of Italy -- The Invasion of France -- The Russian Surge into Poland -- The Deadlock in Italy -- The Break out from Normandy -- The Fight for the Rhine -- The Final Phase -- Part IV. Fundamentals of Strategy and Grand Strategy -- The Theory of Strategy -- Relation to Policy -- Higher, or Grand Strategy -- Pure, or Military, Strategy -- Elements and Conditions -- Aim of Strategy -- Action of Strategy -- Basis of Strategy -- Cutting Communications -- The Method of Advance -- The Concentrated Essence of Strategy and Tactics -- Positive -- Negative -- National Object and Military Aim -- Clausewitz's Influence -- Clausewitz's Theory of the Military Aim -- Clausewitz's Theory of the Object -- Theory in Flux after World War I -- Practice in World War II -- Further Revision of Theory -- Grand Strategy -- Appendix I. The Strategy of Indirect Approach in the North African Campaign, 1940-42 -- Appendix II. Condensed translation of Article by General Yigael Yadin, published in Bamachaneh (The Israel Forces' Journal), September 1949 -- Narrative (by LIEUT.-COLONEL N. Lorch, Chief of the Historical Section, Israel General Staff) -- Operation 'Ayin' 22nd December 1948-7th January 1949 -- Operation 'Hiarm' 28th-30th October 1948.