Strategic Thinking

THis book explores the emergence, meaning, and significance of the Cold War mentality. Tracing the evolution of strategic thinking from its origins in medieval Europe to the demise of the Cold war, he considers the peculiar character and autonomy that strategy acquired in the nuclear age. It is concerned with changes in our understanding of war and strategy-changes, that resulted less from technological innovation perse than from the combined effects of technological, social, and political transformations. This process culminated in the nuclear age, when strategic thinking became "self-legitimating" and strategic considerations emerged as "the decisive force in the conduct of the politics of states and blocs.`