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From Sun Tzu and Clausewitz to Heinlein and Orwell, Commanding the Stars explores how writers and strategists alike grapple with the essence of conflict, its logic, its instruments, and its human cost. Whether examining cyber warfare, autonomous systems, or the manipulation of perception and information, VanPutte demonstrates that fictional futures often forecast the next evolution of command and combat.
Organized into five comprehensive parts — Foundations, Means, Military Concepts, Ways, and End Game — the book dissects the anatomy of war across real and imagined battlefields. Readers encounter the full spectrum of strategic thought, from mobilization and logistics to deception, subversion, and the ethical reckoning that follows every campaign.
Drawing vivid lessons from Star Wars, The Expanse, Star Trek, and beyond, VanPutte shows how speculative narratives challenge assumptions and compel flexible, creative thinking, the very traits upon which survival and victory depend. As Eileen Gunn once observed, “Science fiction, at its best, engenders the sort of flexible thinking that not only inspires us but compels us to consider the myriad potential consequences of our actions.”
At once scholarly and visionary, Commanding the Stars bridges the worlds of the strategist and the storyteller. It invites military professionals, students, and writers alike to test their theories within the boundless theater of imagination, before confronting the unforgiving terrain of reality.
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