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You Run the Show or the Show Runs You

Capturing Professor Harold W. Rood's Strategic Thought for a New Gener
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For over forty years professor Harold W. Rood developed provocative theories in strategy, international relations, diplomacy and military power, and American foreign policy. Rood's teaching and corpus of original writing greatly influenced generations of students who would go on to play key leadership roles in government and the public policy community. This book synthesizes Rood's core teachings to preserve them for future generations and to stimulate new thinking in his intellectual legacy.
Introduction: The Organization and Summary of the Argument Chapter 1: The Nature of Politics: The Inherent Logic of Events Chapter 2: The Nature of International Politics: There's Going to Be a War Chapter 3: The Nature of Strategy: You Run the Show or the Show Runs You Chapter 4: The Democratic Strategy Deficit: Political, not Military Chapter 5: The Russian Problem: A Study in Grand Strategy Chapter 6: America and the Distant Ramparts Chapter 7: The "End" of the Cold War Conclusion: Rood's Challenges Bibliography: The Writings of Harold W. Rood Appendix 1: In Memoriam: Professor Harold W. Rood Appendix 2: Professor Rood's Selected Reading List Appendix 3: Win a Few, Lose a Few: World War II Remembered
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