December 13, 2025

Strategy: A History

14 minutes

Offer a broad examination of strategy across various domains, including military history, political movements, sociology, and business management. The content explores classical strategic concepts, contrasting approaches like force versus cunning and annihilation versus exhaustion in warfare. A significant portion addresses strategy from "below," focusing on non-violent protest, revolutionary tactics, the power of narratives and propaganda, and the emergence of figures like Gandhi and King. Finally, the sources explore strategy from "above," detailing the rise of the management class, the application of scientific rationalism and economic theories (such as game theory) to corporate and defense decision-making, and the ongoing debate between planning and adaptability in modern organizations.

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