"The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy" by Russell F. Weigley, published by Macmillan Company, New York, First Edition, stated 'First Printing' 1973.

Dust jacket with un-clipped price on the front flap edge wear and small edge creases]; hard boards, brown cloth on boards and orange cloth on spine, black box with gilt lettering on spine; 6.1/4" x 9.3/4"; 584 pages including Index, very good condition.

"... a strong and stimulating book. It has no rival in either scope or quality. For libraries, history buffs, and armchair warriors, it is a must. For political science students, career diplomats, and officers in the armed services, its reading should be required." [History]

"It reads easily but is not a popularized history ... nor does the book become a history of battles... Weigley's analyses and interpretations are searching, competent, and useful." [Perspective]

"One of the best history books for those seeking to understand the political and military concepts that led America into the modern world. There is simply no substitute for this book if you study military history. Starting at the Revolutionary War and continuing through Vietnam and the modern era's conflicts Wrigley examines the underpinnings of American thought on strategy and national interests. There are new insights on almost every page." [private review]

"The material on Washington's strategy during the Revolution was excellent and showed that he actually pursued a brilliant strategy. Likewise, the analysis of the Civil War convincingly contradicted what I had learned about Grant and Lee's strategic abilities during college. Weigley also wrote the first really good analysis of the strategy of World War II that I have read. He discusses Jomini, Mahan, and others who influenced American military strategy." [private review]

"The only gripe I have about the book is that the discussion of American strategy in a nuclear world got into too much detail of budgets and bureaucracy. Also, the discussion of Vietnam is weak, but that can be excused since he did not have the advantage of highsight (the book being published in 1973)."

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