John Gooch teaches history at the University of Lancaster and is co-editor of the Journal of Strategic Studies. Among his other books are The Plans of War: The General Staff and British Military Strategy c. 1900–1916 (1974) and Armies in Europe (1980). Amos Perlmutter.

• Introduction; On the Peaceful Disposition of Military Dictatorships; From Clausewitz to Delbrück and Hintze: Achievements and Failures of Military History; Clio and Mars: The Use and Abuse of History; A History of the U.S. Strategic ‘Doctrine’ —1945 to 1980; Games and Simulation; The Future of Strategic Studies

John Gooch teaches history at the University of Lancaster and is co-editor of the Journal of Strategic Studies. Among his other books are The Plans of War: The General Staff and British Military Strategy c. 1900–1916 (1974) and Armies in Europe (1980). Amos Perlmutter.

• Introduction; On the Peaceful Disposition of Military Dictatorships; From Clausewitz to Delbrück and Hintze: Achievements and Failures of Military History; Clio and Mars: The Use and Abuse of History; A History of the U.S. Strategic ‘Doctrine’ —1945 to 1980; Games and Simulation; The Future of Strategic Studies