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Lawrence Freedman

Born

in Tynemouth, The United Kingdom

December 07, 1948

Genre

History, Nonfiction

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Sir Lawrence David Freedman, KCMG, CBE, PC, FBA is Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King's College London. ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 5,538 ratings · 559 reviews · 72 distinct works • Similar authors

	Strategy: A History 3.97 avg rating — 3,105 ratings — published 2013 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Future of War: A History 3.73 avg rating — 801 ratings — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Command: The Politics of Military Operations from Korea to Ukraine 4.12 avg rating — 376 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy 4.11 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1981 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ukraine and the Art of Strategy 3.86 avg rating — 193 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Warfare: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special: Lessons from Ukraine 4.20 avg rating — 91 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East 3.93 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2008 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kennedy's Wars: Berlin, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam 3.62 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deterrence (Themes for the 21st Century) 3.68 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War by Lawrence Freedman (Editor), B.H. Liddell Hart, Davidson Loehr 3.75 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Official History of the Falklands Campaign (2 books)
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“Having a strategy suggests an ability to look up from the short term and the trivial to view the long term and the essential, to address causes rather than symptoms, to see woods rather than trees.”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

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“Everyone has a plan ’till they get punched in the mouth. —Mike Tyson”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

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“Indeed, Clausewitz was wary of the general who tried to be too smart. He preferred those who kept their imaginations in check and a firm grip on the harsh realities of battle.”
― Lawrence Freedman, Strategy: A History

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