Great Strategic Rivalries

From the Classical World to the Cold War

James Lacey (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

680 Seiten

2016
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-062046-2 (ISBN)

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Great Strategic Rivalries explores the histories and implications of past strategic rivalries so as to bring forth lessons pertinent to today's geopolitical world. The starting assumption is that each of these rivalries holds a number of areas of commonality from which one can determine pitfalls as well as opportunities (many of them missed). For instance, even a cursory glance at history's great strategic rivals indicates that virtually all of them began as "commercial rivalries" and then transitioned into a strategic rivalry centered on military power. One could even claim a commercial interest was at the heart of the US-USSR rivalry, but this time rather than a contest over global markets each power aimed at ensuring its economic ideology (Communism vs. Capitalism) was triumphant. In addition, history tells us that such enduring strategic rivalries typically end in one of three ways: a series of exhausting conflicts in which one side eventually prevails (Rome vs. Carthage), a peaceful and hopefully orderly transition (Great Britain vs. the US at the turn of the 20th century), or a one-sided collapse (Soviet Union in 1991).

The first work covering a key element of the strategic relationship between states from ancient history to the late 20th century, Great Strategic Rivalries fills a major gap in the historiography of state relations. Each chapter provides an accessible narrative of an historically significant rivalry, comprehensively covering all aspects (political, diplomatic, economic, and military) of its history. The authors -- including Barry Strauss, Geoffrey Parker, Williamson Murray, and Geoffrey Wawro -- are all renowned historians and recognized experts in their selected topics.

James Lacey is Course Director and Professor of both Strategic Studies and Political Economy at the Marine Corps War College. His previous books include The Shaping of Grand Strategy: Policy, Diplomacy, and War Diplomac, The Moment of Battle: Twenty Clashes that Changed the World, and The First Clash: The Miraculous Greek Victory at Marathon and Its Impact on Western Civilization.

Introduction, Dr. James G. Lacey, Marine Corps War College

Athens and Sparta by Dr. Paul A. Rahe, Hoover Institution

Enduring Strategic Rivalries: Rome versus Carthage by Dr. Barry S. Strauss, Cornell University

Rome, Parthia, and Sassanid Persia: Strategic Rivalries in the Classical Near East by Kenneth W. Harl, Tulane University

"1066 and All That": English and French Strategic Rivalry During the Middle Ages by Dr. Kelly R. DeVries, Loyola University, Baltimore

Genoa and Venice by Dr. Christine Shaw, University of Oxford

Incest, Blind Faith, and Conquest: The Spanish Habsburgs and their Enemies, 1516-1713 by Dr. Geoffrey Parker, Ohio State University

Islam's Final Push by Andrew Wheatcroft

A Contest for Trade and Empire: England v. France, 1658-1783 by Dr. Matt Schumann, Eastern Michigan University

Enduring Strategic Rivalries: Great Britain vs. France during the French Wars (1792-1815) by Dr. Michael V. Leggiere, University of North Texas

The Franco-German Rivalry by Dr. Geoffrey Wawaro, University of North Texas

Enduring Strategic Rivalries: The British Empire versus the American Empire, c. 1812-c. 1940 by Dr. Kathleen M. Burk, University of College, London

Britain and Germany: 1914-1945 by Dr. Williamson Murray, Ohio State University

China, Russia, and Japan and the Competition to Create a New World Order by Dr. S. C. M. Paine, U.S. Naval War College

The Russo-German Strategic Rivalry: 1871-1945, Dr. Robert M. Citino, U.S. Army War College

Enduring Strategic Rivalries: US-Japan Strategic Rivalry to 1941 by Dr. William M. Morgan, U.S. Marine Corps War College

Cold War Strategic Rivalry: The Soviet Union Contra Mundo (1945-1991) by Dr. James H. Anderson, U.S. Marine Corps War College

Erscheinungsdatum	15.11.2016
Zusatzinfo	17 line drawings
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 240 mm
Gewicht	1112 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10	0-19-062046-3 / 0190620463
ISBN-13	978-0-19-062046-2 / 9780190620462
Zustand	Neuware