Strategy: A History
February 10, 2020 - Comment
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If you’re going to read one serious book on strategy, let it be this. If you’re going to read one serious book on strategy, let it be this. I could not imagine a more comprehensive and holistic approach; starting from primates and spanning through biblical times and all the way to modern warfare, Freedman studies meticulously the evolution of strategic thought. He then ventures onto the world of business strategy, how it evolved and how it was influenced by strategies of warfare; an impeccably researched chapter incorporating an analysis of all major management…
An epic work A very ambitious and mammoth work, Freedman attempts to espouse, in a single volume, all the various forms of strategy, under every respective lens, and pretty much succeeds.Contained is every conceivable strategy, from Biblical understandings of the role of divine intervention, to an examination of Miltonâs Paradise Lost, wherein Satan is a Machiavellian fallen Angel, competing against a superior opponent in a struggle he cannot possibly win.As one may expect, all the major…
Doesn’t quite live up to its title. This is a weighty tome on the history of strategic thinking. A number of sections covering different areas of strategic thought, though the one on the evolution of military thinking is all too brief. There is too much on Management Strategy for my taste. I would like to see a lot more on the ancient strategists.Still a good one stop shop on the subject.