War and Politics

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Bernard Brodie was an American military strategist renowned for his work on nuclear strategy. His influential writings shaped the U.S. debate on nuclear weapons for half a century. Brodie's book War and Politics (1973) examined the relationship between military affairs and statecraft, analyzing major conflicts like World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He also explored changing attitudes toward war, its causes, and the nature of strategy itself. Brodie's contributions earned him the nickname "the American Clausewitz".1

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In 1973 Brodie also published War and Politics, a volume on the relations between military affairs and statecraft. In it he examined the history of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and looked at the changing attitudes toward war, theories on its causes,…
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In 1973 Brodie also published War and Politics, a volume on the relations between military affairs and statecraft. In it he examined the history of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and looked at the changing attitudes toward war, theories on its causes,…
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