Air University Library Course Support
FOUNDATIONS OF STRATEGY
SAASS 601
7 July 2023 - 25 July 2023
"This course is an interdisciplinary examination of the theories, methods, and concepts that inform the art and science of strategy and decision-making."
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Internet Resources
Listed below is on-line information about books and their authors used in this course.
- Day 1: 7 July 2023
John Lewis Gaddis Biography
On Grand Strategy Review
- Day 2 & Day 3: 10 & 11 July 2023
Thucydides Biography
The Landmark Thucydides Review 1 Review 2
- Day 4: 13 July 2023
Yuen Foong Khong Biography
Analogies at War: Korea, Munich, Dien Bien Phu, and the Vietnam Decisions of 1965 Review 1 Review 2
- Day 5: 14 July 2023
Graham Allison Biography
Phiip Zelikow Biography
Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis Review 1 Review 2
- Day 6: 17 July 2023
Robert Jervis Biography
Perception and Misperception in International Politics Review 1 Review 2
- Day 7: 18 July 2023
H.R. McMaster Biography
Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam Review (Scroll down to pg. 140)
- Day 8: 20 July 2023
William H. McNeill Biography
The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000 Review Publisher Description
- Day 9: 21 July 2023
Michael Walzer Biography
Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations Review
- Day 10: 24 July 2023
Diane Vaughn Biography
The Challenger Launch Decision: Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA Review
- Day 11: 25 July 2023
Orson Scott Card Biography
Ender's Game
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