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"Always at War is the story of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the early decades of the Cold War. It explains how an organization dominated by experienced World War II airmen developed a unique culture that thrives to this day. The narrative begins with the origins of powered flight and describes how the early generation of American pilots developed their own culture and shared beliefs rooted in the promise of airpower."--Provided by publisher.

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This book analyzes the influence of Italy's strategic culture on its foreign policy. It conducts an exploratory case-study to show if hypotheses generated by the strategic culture approach can shed some light on the puzzling Italian behavior in the international arena, as Italy shows a less assertive foreign policy vis-à-vis other middle powers in the same rank.

Strategic culture --- Italy --- Foreign relations. --- Military policy.

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For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That role, reports Howard French, has been set aside. China has asserted its place among the global heavyweights, revealing its plans for pan-Asian dominance by building its navy, increasing territorial claims to areas like the South China Sea, and diplomatically bullying smaller players. Underlying this attitude is a strain of thinking that casts China's present-day actions in decidedly historical terms, as the path to restoring the dynastic glory of the past. If we understand how that historical identity relates to current actions, in ways ideological, philosophical, and even legal, we can learn to forecast just what kind of global power China stands to become--and to interact wisely with a future peer.

Strategic culture --- Geopolitics --- China --- Asia --- Foreign relations

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"Un vers du poète grec Archiloque : « Le renard sait beaucoup de choses, mais le hérisson sait une grande chose. » Cet aphorisme, remis à l'honneur en 1951 par le philosophe britannique Isaiah Berlin dans un essai qui fit fureur, sert de point de départ à John Lewis Gaddis : menant une réflexion inédite sur la stratégie à travers toute l'histoire occidentale, le principal historien américain de la Guerre Froide réussit un tour de force. D'un côté : les hérissons, dont la rigueur n'a d'égale que l'obstination dont ils font preuve pour parvenir à leurs fins, en dépit de tous les obstacles. Ainsi par exemple de Napoléon pendant la campagne de Russie. De l'autre : les renards dont l'instinct est de s'adapter constamment à une situation toujours en train de changer. En dix chapitres, tous soigneusement documentés, et qui vont de la lutte entre Xerxès et Thémistocle au Ve siècle avant notre ère à celle de Roosevelt et de Staline, l'historien américain ne cesse d'approfondir une réflexion sur les raisons qui, au cours des siècles, permirent à certains stratèges – les renards – de l'emporter sur leurs adversaires. Nourrie par une connaissance aussi variée qu'étendue, animée par un sens de l'anecdote bienvenu, De la grande stratégie constitue une synthèse brillante de l'un des très grands historiens militaires et diplomatiques actuels." -- [éditeur]

Strategy. --- Strategy --- Military art and science. --- Strategic culture.