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STRATEGY

On Grand Strategy

By John Lewis Gaddis · 384 pages

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Gaddis synthesizes centuries of strategic thought — from Thucydides and Sun Tzu to Lincoln and FDR — to argue that the greatest leaders throughout history shared one rare ability: they could hold enormous ends and severely limited means in their minds simultaneously, without breaking. Required reading for anyone who makes decisions where the stakes outlast the moment.

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A shelf for competition, campaigns, institutions, and the mental models that help leaders connect tactical decisions to strategic outcomes.

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