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On Grand Strategy

Name: On Grand Strategy
Author: John Lewis Gaddis

by John Lewis Gaddis

2018•Documentary•384 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalpoliticalwarslowheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy non-fiction book, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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About This Book

Distilled from the Yale University seminar, "Studies in Grand Strategy," a master class in strategic thinking surveys statecraft from the ancient Greeks through FDR and beyond as vital historical lessons for future world leaders.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalPoliticalWarAll consuming questSocial commentary

Subjects

Military art and scienceLeadershipStrategyInternational relationsStrategic planningNational securityHistoryStrategic culture

Details

Author: John Lewis Gaddis
Published: 2018
Pages: 384
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Source: Open Library

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