The Four Greatest Strategic Military Thinkers in History
Andrew R. Wilson is the John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies at the U.S. Naval War College. Professor Wilson has lectured at military colleges and civilian universities across the United States and around the world. The author of a number of books and articles on Chinese military history, Chinese sea power, and Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, he is presently at work on The Acme of Skill: Strategic Theory from Antiquity to the Information Age.
Overview
The Greatest Military Strategists
Military strategy and tactic matter. Civilizations with the greatest strategist, as well as the greatest resources—have had a powerful edge over competing civilizations. From Napoleon’s revolutionary campaigns to the way terrorism, and nuclear weaponry have defined the nature of warfare in the 21st century, the results of military strategy have changed the course of history.
Inside Look At The Greatest Military Strategist Of All Time
This class gives you an inside look at the historical context of the world’s greatest military and war strategists of all time. Taught by Professor Andrew R. Wilson, who serves on the faculty of the elite U.S. Naval War College, this lecture will transform you into a military thinker and will change the way you read newspaper headlines by instilling in you a new appreciation for the subtleties and complexities of strategy.
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