John M. Collins is a retired U.S. Army colonel and a distinguished visiting research fellow at National Defense University. Collins culminated his military career as director of military strategy studies and then as chief of the Strategic Research Group at the National War College. He was subsequently the senior specialist in national defense at the Congressional Research Service for twenty-four years. Collins has written twelve books and numerous monographs, including Military Geography: For Professionals and the Public. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Collins has produced an extraordinary work. . . . There is a great
deal in this book that a leader needs to know.
Collins' first book, "Grand Strategy", has been a handy reference
in my personal library for many years. "Military Strategy", its
replacement, is a must for anyone who wants to understand warfare,
especially the first war of the twenty-first century.
Every American leader, whether in uniform or not, needs to study
this work by Col. John Collins. He is truly one of the rare
strategic thinkers of our day.
John Collins has written a brilliant book for use by those who
develop strategy and those who want to understand how strategy
should be developed. It should be the text on military
strategy.
John Collins is a bona fide authority on national security
policymaking. "Military Strategy" is insightful and readable.
Military professionals and interested laymen will find it a most
worthwhile read.
My strategic mentor when I was a student at the National War
College hasn t lost his touch. This unique treatise contains
valuable insights for strategic planners and operators in every
military service.
This comprehensive survey provides an unexcelled checklist for the
development and critique of military strategies. It s a good read
that belongs in everybody s military library.
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