Exam 1: The History of the Practice of Strategy From Antiquity to Napoleon, Beatrice Heuser

Which of these developments preceded the increasing complexity of strategic thinking in the late sixteenth century?

Napoleon's favoured strategy was to deal with other states one at a time, signing bilateral treaties to be broken when the time was right, and attacking the next victim during the lull with the previous foe.

How was the American Revolutionary War a crucial precedent for the French Revolutionary Wars?

According to chapter 2 in Strategy in the Contemporary World, each of the following was a key aspect of the 'grand strategy' of Philip II of Spain, except

The Ancient Greek word 'strategia' or 'strategike', from which our modern word 'strategy' is derived, has what meaning?

During the Peloponnesian War, both Spartans and Athenians resorted to strategies of attrition because their favoured forms of power were asymmetrical, therefore preventing them from directly confronting each other.

Why did Louis XIV and Frederick II not fail even when facing most of Europe in war, although Napoleon later did?

How did medieval strategies generally differ from those of later times?

The Napoleonic Paradigm has been the norm for most of Europe's history.

How did the Byzantines handle their enemies?