Books

The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics
Princeton University Press, October 20, 2026

The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall
Basic Books, October 24, 2023

Revolution and Aftermath: Forging a New Strategy toward Iran
Hoover Institution Press, July 1, 2018

The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force
Basic Books, January 3, 2017

Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen and Leadership in Wartime
Free Press, April 17, 2012

Military Misfortunes: The Anatomy of Failure in War
Free Press, April 17, 2012

Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War
Free Press, December 6, 2011

War Over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age
Columbia University Press, January 2, 2002

Knives, Tanks, and Missiles : Israel’s Security Revolution
Washington Institute for Near East Policy, June 1, 1998