Dr. Seuss and the Art of War - by Montgomery McFate (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Dr. Seuss's imaginative, whimsical children's tales are in fact packed with insights on national security and military strategy.
- About the Author: Montgomery McFate is a professor at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
- 370 Pages
- Political Science, Security (National & International)
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About the Book
Dr. Seuss's imaginative, whimsical children's tales are in fact packed with insights on national security and military strategy. Theodor Geisel's anti-totalitarian and pro-democracy views coming out of his WWII experiences are embedded in his classic books illuminating militar...Book Synopsis
Dr. Seuss's imaginative, whimsical children's tales are in fact packed with insights on national security and military strategy. Theodor Geisel's anti-totalitarian and pro-democracy views coming out of his WWII experiences are embedded in his classic books illuminating military topics such as strategy, insurgency, deterrence, cyber war, and more.
Review Quotes
Only Montgomery can take an obscure comparison like this...and make it intensely interesting. After reading the introduction, she captured my curiosity, and I could not set the book down. A stunningly brilliant analysis of Dr. Seuss and many of the most prolific writers and practitioners of warfare. Dr. Seuss and Dr. Montgomery McFate are both national treasures. A must read and bring your thinking cap.
Strategy can be fun as well as serious. Behind the fantastical rhymes of Dr. Seuss are insights into the human condition and what it takes to defend our values. Montgomery McFate and her distinguished team explore these insights, and in doing so, throw new light on some of the big issues of military theory and practice.
About the Author
Montgomery McFate is a professor at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. She holds a PhD in Anthropology from Yale University and a JD from Harvard Law School. She is the author and/or editor of Considering Anthropology and Small Wars (Routledge 2020); Military Anthropology: Soldiers, Scholars and Subjects at the Margins of Empire (Oxford University Press 2018); Social Science Goes to War (Oxford University Press 2015), among others. Her articles have appeared in such journals as Defense and Security Analysis, Journal of Information Warfare, Journal of Small Wars & Insurgencies, and Joint Forces Quarterly. She was a key contributor to US Army Field Manual 3-24, Counterinsurgency and is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
