Part OneBasis of Science of Strategy
Chapter 1 War, Strategy and Science of Strategy
Ⅰ、Basic Concepts of War, Strategy and Science of Strategy
Ⅱ、Division and Structure of Strategy
Ⅲ、Status of Science of Strategy in Military Art
Ⅳ、Theoretical System of Science of Strategy

Chapter 2 Determinants of Strategy
Ⅰ、National Interest
Ⅱ、International Politics and Domestic Politics
Ⅲ、War Strength and War Potential
Ⅳ、Geo-Strategic Relationship
Ⅴ、Tradition of Strategic Culture
Ⅵ、International Law

Chapter 3 Evolution and Laws of Strategic Theories
Ⅰ、Strategic Theories of China' s Successive Dynasties
Ⅱ、Evolution of Theory of Strategy of the World
Ⅲ、Mao Zedong' s Military Strategic Theory and Military Strategy in New Periods
Ⅳ、Revolution in Military Affairs in the Contemporary World and the Development Trend of Strategic Theories
Ⅴ、Fundamental Laws in the Evolution of Strategic Theories

Chapter 4 Laws of Strategic Thinking
I The Essence and Characteristics of Strategic Thinking
Ⅱ、Models of Strategic Thinking
Ⅱ、Methods of Strategic Thinking
Ⅳ、General Laws of Strategic Thinking

Chapter 5 Methods of the Science of Strategic Studies
Ⅰ、Persist in Taking Marxist Philosophy
as the Guiding Principle
11、Use the General Methods of Scientific Study Synthetically
Ⅲ、Use the Specific Study Methods with the Characteristic of the Science of Strategy Properly
Ⅳ、Make the Most of Information Technology in the Modem Strategic Studies

Part Two The General Laws of War and Conduct of War
Chapter 6 Strategic Decision
Ⅰ、Judgment of Strategic Situation
Ⅱ、Determination of Strategic Guidelines
Ⅲ、Formulation of Strategic Plans
Ⅳ、Mechanism and Procedure of Making Strategic Decision

Chapter 7 War Preparations
Ⅰ、Political Preparation
Ⅱ、Economic, Scientific and Technological Preparations
Ⅲ、Armed Forces Preparation
Ⅳ、Battlefield Preparation
Ⅴ、Transforming from the State of Peacetime into That of Wartime

Chapter 8 War Control
Ⅰ、Arms Control
Ⅱ、Crisis Control
Ⅲ、Armed Conflict Control
Ⅳ、Strategic Guidance on War Control
Chapter 9 Strategic Deterrence
Ⅰ、Conditions and Roles of Strategic Deterrence
Ⅱ、Types and Patterns of Strategic Deterrence
Ⅲ、Principles and Requirements of Strategic Deterrence

Chapter 10 Principles of Strategic Actions
Ⅰ、Setting Correctly the Major Strategic Direction
Ⅱ、Trying to Achieve the Objectives of Strategic Actions at Low Costs
Ⅲ、Never Fighting a Battle Unprepared or Unsure of Winning
Ⅳ、Seizing and Keeping the Strategic Initiative
Ⅴ、Looking after the Overall Situation and Grasping the Center of Gravity of Strategy

Chapter 11 Strategic Command
Ⅰ、Elements of Strategic Command
Ⅱ、Strategic Command Activities
Ⅲ、Strategic Command Rules
Chapter 12 Strategic Offensive
Ⅰ、Aim and Guideline of Strategic Offensive 、、、
Ⅱ、Main Direction and Strike Targets of the Strategic Offensive
Ⅲ、Major Patterns of Strategic Offensive
Ⅳ、Art for Guiding Strategic Offensive

Chapter 13 Strategic Defense
Ⅰ、Aim and Tasks of Strategic Defense
II Major Patterns of the Strategic Defensive Operations
Ⅲ、Strategic Defensive System
Ⅳ、Basic Principles Requirements of Strategic Defense

Chapter 14 Strategic Maneuver
Ⅰ、Historical Developments of Strategic Maneuver
Ⅱ、Aim and Role of Strategic Maneuver
Ⅲ、Forms and Characteristics of Strategic Maneuver
Ⅳ、Principles and Requirements of Strategic Maneuver

Chapter 15 Strategic Air Raid and Defense Against Air Raid
Ⅰ、The Status and Role of SAR and DAAR
Ⅱ、Strategic Air Raid
Ⅲ、Strategic DAAR

Chapter 16 Strategic Information Operations
Ⅰ、Evolution of Strategic Information Operations
and Their Strategic Status
Ⅱ、Characteristics of Strategic Information Operations、、,
Ⅵ、Major Types of Strategic Information Operations
Ⅳ、Strategic Guidance of Strategic Information Operations

Chapter 17 Strategic Support
Ⅰ、The Status and Role of Strategic Support
Ⅱ、Strategic Operational Support
Ⅲ、Strategic Logistic Support
Ⅳ、Strategic Equipment Support

Chapter 18 Wartime Political Work and Strategic Psychological Warfare
Ⅰ、Wartime Political Work
Ⅱ、Strategic Psychological Warfare

Chapter 19 Conclusion of the War
Ⅰ、Conditions for Concluding the War
Ⅱ、Timing for Concluding the War
Ⅲ、Ways of Concluding the War
Ⅳ、Postwar Arrangements at the Termination of War
Ⅴ、Guiding Principles for Concluding the War

Part Three High-Tech Local War and Strategic Guidance on It

Chapter 20 Rise of the High-Tech Local War and Its Historic Status
Ⅰ、Historic Logic of War Pattern Development
Ⅱ、Fundamental Causes for the Rise of High-Tech Local War
Ⅲ、Strategic Status of High-Tech Local War

Chapter 21 Features and Tendency of Development of Modern High-Tech Local Wars
Ⅰ、War Objects Are More Restricted by Political and Economic Elements, Which Makes High-Tech Local Wars More Controllable
Ⅱ、Wide Employment of High-Tech Weapons and Equipment Has Brought About and Is Promoting a Series of Profound Changes in Operational Modes and Methods
Ⅲ、As Informationalization of War Elements Is constantly Growing,Informationalized War Will Gradually Become the Fundamental Pattern High-Tech Local War
Ⅳ、As Military Strength and the Development Level of Technologic Equipment Are Unbalanced Between the Warring Parties,
Asymmetric Operations Are Becoming the Basic Pattern of Local Wars Under High-Tech Conditions
Ⅴ、The Direct Combat Space of War Is Gradually Reduced While the Related War Space Is Increasingly Enlarged
Ⅵ、The Tempo of War Implementation Is Quickened with the Process Shortened, While the Periods of War Preparation and Military Confrontation Are Relatively Prolonged
Ⅶ、While War Preparation Becomes Increasingly Public, the Launching of War Is Still in Surprise
Ⅷ、Integration of War Power and Systematization of Battlefield Confrontation Make Joint Operations the Basic Operational
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