The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy
New, Updated and Completely Revised

One of the strong points of Freedman’s (The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy) examination of nuclear strategy is his treatment of the term “strategy” itself. He compares two definitions, one that was used since classical times that essentially means the art of the general, and another used by Basil Lid......more

An all-encompassing book about nuclear weapons and war strategy. The author’s narrative begins even before the first nuclear explosion and follow-up Hiroshima when most were quite oblivious to the workings and power of nuclear fission lest foresaw how the development of a while range of technically......more

Wow it dragged on on on on on and on at the end. When I'm so sick of the book I'm getting angry I have my headset on, you lose the half point. Otherwise, it was a good review of the history of the cold war as told from the natural history of the nuclear weapon. Shit, for the fourth ed., bring in Mark......more

Extremely comprehensive book on how the nuclear strategy evolved over time. With all the nuclear players and technological improvements over time, the changing rhetoric and political debates. Very well done!......more

A good, if limited book, which would perhaps better be entitled "The Evolution of American Nuclear Strategy." It provides a comprehensive summary overview of the currents of American debate on nuclear issues, with a cursory inclusion of European and Soviet perspectives. This paucity of Soviet inform......more