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Martin Van Creveld, born in the Netherlands, has lived in Israel since 1950 and is Israel's most prominent military historian. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he has been on the faculty since 1971. He is the author of fifteen books on military history and strategy, including Command in War (1985), Supplying War (1977), and The Sword and the Olive (1998).
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Once the reader has absorbed what Creveld has to say, they may seek a more detailed analysis of war in, for example, Donald Kagan's "On the Origins of War" (Anchor Books, 1995). For a discussion on a true theory of combat, a good companion work is Trevor Dupuy's "Understanding War: History and Theory of Combat" (Paragon House, 1987).
Unfortunately because of the shallowness, it has occasionally, a "if it is chapter 5, it must be Clausewitz" feeling of hurrying along. It drops tantilizing clues about some controversies - i.e. was Liddel Hart really an proto-theorist of maneuver warfare or was it a post-WWII creation? Were air power theorists of the 1920's predicating the effectiveness of strategic bombing on the use of mass destruction weapons? (for their time, 1920's, gas bombs)Finally though there is a wonderful map showing how the campaigns of the One Hundred Year's War were fought not just along political/geographic lines, but also along available areas for plunder and forage, much more could have been said about the rising importance of military logistics, especially as van Creveld is an expert in this area.
In short, an excellent survey of the major ideas in military thought. All of the usual suspects are there, Sun Tzu, Clauswitz, and Mahan along with those thinkers more usually associated with the world of politics. If you have to blitz through 2,500 years of theory in one night, this is the book.
The author, as he states, meant the book to be broad rather than deep, and this is certainly true. Although all important military theorists are present, many are dealt with in rather short order. In addition, van Creveld makes no attempt to explain the various concepts used in military theory, focusing more on the development of theory and the distinction between tactics, strategy and grand strategy.
The book is well writen, and has many helpful illustrations and pictures. Those who have previously read van Creveld will easily identify his unique style, including asides. I especially enjoyed van Creveld's discussion on Fuller and Lidell Hart's importance in 20th century military theory.
In addition to the index and short sketches of thinkers, there is a nice list of further suggested reading.
To sum up: If you want an introduction to the development of military theory and its main thinkers, this book is very good. If you want to deeply understand the various concepts employed in military theory - this is not the book for you.
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