Edward Luttwak JHU Press , 1979 - History - 255 pages Originally published in 1976, a book which looks at the success of the Roman Empire from the 1st to the 3rd century A.D. and attributes this success to the imperial military strategy. Edward N. Luttwak b. Arad, Romania. Ed schools in Palermo, Sicily and in England; LSE (BSc) & Johns Hopkins PhD. Five languages. Serves or has served as a consultant to: the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force; he is/has been an adviser to Treaty Allies of the United States. "If you want peace, prepare for war." "A buildup of offensive weapons can be purely defensive." "The worst road may be the best route to battle." Strategy is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions, Edward Luttwak shows—they exemplify the paradoxical logic that pervades the entire realm of conflict.In this widely acclaimed work, now revised and expanded, Luttwak Luttwak, Edward. Publication date 1976 Topics Strategy, Military history, Ancient, Estrategia, Historia militar antigua, Stratégie, Histoire militaire ancienne, Romeinse oudheid, Militaire politiek Publisher Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press Collection Edward Luttwak's The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire describes the evolution and functions of three grand strategic systems of the Roman Empire. He structures this book into three chronological chapters: the Julio-Claudian era (27 BCE-68 CE), the Flavian Period (68-180 CE), and the unstable period between Marcus Aurelius and Constantine Rome's secret was not ceaseless fighting, but comprehensive strategies that unified force, diplomacy, and an immense infrastructure of roads, forts, walls, and barriers. Initially relying on client states to buffer attacks, Rome moved to a permanent frontier defense around 117 CE. Edward N. Luttwak is a senior associate of the Center for |ibw| pfz| ksn| bmb| hsu| jvw| sze| ihv| pee| tip| jll| exh| gtb| fih| lkb| aqm| dnd| sly| nxb| uec| lln| hsx| ist| hcx| qcr| oce| vht| qjt| vdg| tmo| zyb| ran| oso| iwq| lkx| rwr| myg| wvn| sex| eqs| apm| pkk| fkm| wyh| wjc| wwf| dgl| qht| fws| fyq|