In Strategy, Lawrence Freedman captures the vast history of strategic thinking in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy cam to pervade every aspect of our lives. The range of Freedman’s narrative is extraordinary, covering the broad stretch of human history from biblical times to the present. Through in-depth analyses of the evolution of military strategy, political strategy, and business strategy, Freedman shows how the quest for the perfect strategy in these central arenas of human society always runs aground on the shoals of experience. A brilliant overview of the most prominent strategic theories in history, from David’s use of deception against Goliath to Clausewitz’s revolutionary theories of warfare tot the modern use of game theory in economics, this masterful volume sums up a lifetime of reflection on the subject.