LEADER 03413nam 22005053 450 001 9910163173703321 005 20230803214503.0 010 $a9781782897729 010 $a1782897720 035 $a(CKB)3710000001046356 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5626046 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5626046 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11642293 035 $a(OCoLC)1080997988 035 $a(Perlego)3018188 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001046356 100 $a20210901d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrederick The Great And Bismarck 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aChicago :$cNormanby Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014. 215 $a1 online resource (37 pages) 327 $aIntro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABSTRACT -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. ELEMENTS OF GRAND STRATEGY -- III. FREDERICK AND BISMARCK -- A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- IV. FREDERICK AND BISMARCK AS STRATEGISTS -- V. SOME IMPLICATIONS FOR THE 1980'S -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Books -- Articles -- Commission Report. 330 8 $aMakers of modem strategy have an unprecedented challenge in our complex world. American strategists have been criticized for strategic failures since World War II. Congressional investigations have been initiated to examine the strategic education of senior military officers. The news media is replete with criticism of our strategy. The lingering question is how can a nation with our sophisticated educational system and highly intelligent leaders fail to develop a coherent, consistent, and productive strategy? This study examines two historical strategists, Frederick the Great and Otto von Bismarck, to determine if history provides any solutions for modern strategists. The study uses Michael Howard's elements of grand strategy. Five elements of grand strategy are discussed: operational, logistical, social, technological, and political. Frederick's and Bismarck's use of these elements is examined during the times they dominated policy making in Prussia. Their methods provide valuable insights about strategy development. This paper does not provide a solution to our modern problems with strategy. Rather, it focuses on two models. One model contains the elements of grand strategy. The second model provides criteria to evaluate the development and execution of strategy: determination, consistency of purpose, realism, creativity, vision, flexibility, and decisiveness. The conclusions verify Frederick's and Bismarck's strategic effectiveness. Frederick as King and Bismarck as Prime Minister provide numerous examples of successful implementation of grand strategy. Although our world is more complicated, there are definite applications for the modern strategist. 517 $aFrederick The Great And Bismarck 606 $aStrategy 606 $aBismarck, Otto, Fu?rst von, 1815-1898 606 $aFrederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 615 0$aStrategy. 615 0$aBismarck, Otto, Fu?rst von, 1815-1898. 615 0$aFrederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786. 676 $a355.02 700 $aJanes$b LTC William H$01375141 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163173703321 996 $aFrederick The Great And Bismarck$93409271 997 $aUNINA