'Makes significant contributions to both the history and the theory of RMA ... this provocative integration of historical record and theoretical framework extends Professor Gray's record of distinguished contributions to the field of security studies.'
- Comparative Strategy
'It is a capital idea to have all these essays published together for they contain much wisdom. Admittedly, this reviewer is an admirer of Dr. Gray's work, but the importance of the ideas he addresses in this series of essays collected over 30 years should give much food for thought even to less impressed readers.' Dr Stephen Blank, Parameters
- Comparative Strategy
'It is a capital idea to have all these essays published together for they contain much wisdom. Admittedly, this reviewer is an admirer of Dr. Gray's work, but the importance of the ideas he addresses in this series of essays collected over 30 years should give much food for thought even to less impressed readers.' Dr Stephen Blank, Parameters