Edward Luttwak

Author of The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third

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About the Author

Edward N. Luttwak is a senior associate of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. A longtime strategic and security consultant to U.S. government departments, the armed services, and friendly governments, he is the author of The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire, among other books.

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Works by Edward Luttwak

Coup d'Etat (1967) 400 copies, 6 reviews

The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire (2009) 325 copies, 8 reviews

Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace (1987) 282 copies, 4 reviews

The Pentagon and the Art of War: The Question of Military Reform (1985) 82 copies, 2 reviews

Turbo-Capitalism: Winners and Losers in the Global Economy (1998) 69 copies, 1 review

Dictionary of Modern War (1971) 59 copies

The Rise of China vs. the Logic of Strategy (2012) 57 copies, 1 review

The Israeli Army (1975) 48 copies

The Grand Strategy of the Soviet Union (1983) 47 copies

On the Meaning of Victory: Essays on Strategy (1986) 38 copies, 1 review

The endangered American dream : how to stop the United States from becoming a Third World country and how to win the… (1993) 24 copies, 1 review

The Art of Military Innovation: Lessons from the Israel Defense Forces (2023) 16 copies

The political uses of sea power (1974) 9 copies

The Virtual American Empire: War, Faith, and Power (2009) 8 copies

Strategy and Politics (Collected essays / Edward N. Luttwak) (1980) 8 copies

Strategy and History (Collected essays) (Volume 2) (1985) 6 copies

La dittatura del capitalismo: dove ci porteranno il liberalismo selvaggio e gli eccessi della globalizzazione (1999) 4 copies

Che cos'è davvero la democrazia (1996) 3 copies

Weltwirtschaftskrieg (1994) 2 copies

'The middle of nowhere' in Prospect Magazine, 134, May 2007 1 copy

The Washington Papers 3: The Strategic Balance 1972 1 copy

Il libro delle libertà: Il cittadino e lo Stato: Regole, diritti e doveri in una democrazia (2000) 1 copy

Strategic power: Military capabilities and political utility (The Washington papers) (1976) 1 copy

'An insufficient war: the brilliance of Arafat - & his repeated failure' in TLS 5099, 22 Dec 2000 1 copy

'Homer Inc' in LRB 34/4, 23 Feb 2012 [review of Stephen Mitchell's tr of 'The Iliad by Homer'] 1 copy

La renaissance de la puissance aérienne stratégique (1998) 1 copy

'Errors of Backsight Forethought' in TLS 5559, 16 Oct 2009 [review of David Kilcullen's 'Accidental Guerrilla: fighting… 1 copy

La guerra moderna - Uomini armi strategie (1992) 1 copy

U.S.-U.S.S.R. Nuclear Weapons Balance (The Washington Papers) (1974) 1 copy

China. Poder y fragilidad. Vanguardia dossier 40 1 copy

Estratégia 1 copy

La montée en puissance de la Chine et la logique de la stratégie (2012) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Warrior (1986) — Contributor — 117 copies

Free Trade Doesn't Work: What Should Replace it and Why (2009) — Foreword — 37 copies, 1 review

Roman Imperialism: Readings and Sources (2003) — Contributor — 36 copies

Vietnam: Four American Perspectives (1990) — Contributor — 12 copies

Current status of negotiations between the Tibetan government in exile and the People's Republic of China :… (1998) — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Luttwak, Edward Nicolae
Birthdate: 1942-11-04
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Country (for map): USA
Birthplace: Arad, Romania
Education: Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Organizations: Center for Strategic & International Studies

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Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, Revised Edition by Edward N. Luttwak

I read the first edition of this classic when I was in the Air Force 50 years ago. It was a dry, practical planning guide for a military takeover, with no political commentary or fluff. This revised edition has added much of both. I suspect that it has something to do with the author's subsequent checkered career in US intelligence, as lots of it reads more like sour grapes than gripping analysis. Parts of the original remain here, of course, but the additions and revisions make it more of a muddled mess than a coherent tome. The first edition would've gotten 5 stars - this one's lucky at half that, and mostly for the fond recollection of the prose of the first edition. Give it a pass, unless you just want to see the title on your shelf.… (more)

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