"A truly masterful synthesis. . . . A kaleidoscopic masterpiece that illuminates all it surveys."--Edward N. Luttwak,
American Interest -- Edward N. Luttwak * American Interest *
"A fascinating book that has the feel of a life's work. . . . Hill affirms the intellectual endeavor of looking at the world through a literary lens. . . . At a deeper level, the book is about the fragility of order and the struggle of statesmen to balance, restrain, and legitimate state power."--John Ikenberry,
Foreign Affairs
-- John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *
"Grand Strategies concerns statesmanship and strategy: the uses of power, the fate of alliances, war and peace. It also, happily, provides a tour through the Great Books, giving special attention to nation-states and their vexed relations."--William Anthony Hay, Wall Street Journal
-- William Anthony Hay * Wall Street Journal *
"A remarkable book. . . . Hill is the exemplification of the Clausewitzian
coup d'oeil-the ability to see how everything connects to everything else."-John Gaddis, Yale University -- John Gaddis
"Charles Hill's Grand Strategies is a gem that combines long and valuable practical experience with the wisdom that comes from a broad and deep knowledge of history, literature and philosophy to produce a wisdom badly needed by statesmen and diplomats."-Donald Kagan, Yale University
-- Donald Kagan
"In an age of short attention spans and disaggregated facts, Charles Hill does much to revive two venerable traditions-the classical ideal of statesmanship, and the close engagement with great texts."-Henry A. Kissinger -- Henry A. Kissinger
"Charles Hill's Grand Strategies transcends the tired categories of realism and idealism in the study of politics. Drawing from such as Aristotle and Homer, he spans centuries and circles the globe, always gazing from the standpoint of greatness. A sage and powerful book."-Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University
-- Harvey Mansfield
"The originality of this book lies . . . in the argument that these works have actually shaped the world of nations because of the influence they have on kings, princes, generals, and statesmen. . . .
Grand Strategies is an unusual volume, filled with sharp insights about a daunting list of writers and circuitous pathways and detours that eventually lead the reader to hidden destinations. It makes its case diplomatically by drawing the reader into a way of thinking about the political world rather than by pressing a single argument or set of conclusions. It is as original as it is unusual, the rare volume that provokes neither agreement nor disagreement, but rather independent thought about the worlds we have lost and the one we have inherited."-James Piereson,
The New Criterion -- James Piereson * The New Criterion *
