Michael I. Handel
Michael I. Handel | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1, 1943 Israel |
| Died | June 14, 2001 (aged 53) Portsmouth, Rhode Island, US |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Known for | military analysis |
| Notable work | Masters of War (1992) |
Michael I. Handel (died 2001), was an authority on military strategic surprise and Karl von Clausewitz, a military strategist who helped plan the Gulf War, and author of numerous books, chapters, and articles on military strategy.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Michael I. Handel was born in Israel circa 1943. In 1974, he earned a doctorate from Harvard University in 1974.[1]
Career
[edit]In the early 1980s, Handel became a professor at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. In 1990, he became a professor at the US Naval War College in Newport, RI, where he remained until his death.[1][2]
In 1986, Handel and Christopher Andrew co-founded Intelligence and National Security, a peer-reviewed academic journal focused on the role of intelligence in international relations and politics; it was the first academic journal to publish research on intelligence's role in national security and international affairs [3]
In 1990, Handel served as military advisor to the Pentagon in planning the Gulf War. Based on his analysis strategic deception, US forces surprised the Iraqi army with false attack by sea while actually attacking by land.[1]
Personal life and death
[edit]Michael I. Handel died age 58 on June 14, 2001, of cancer in Portsmouth, RI.[1]
Legacy
[edit]In 2003, Richard K. Betts and Thomas Mahnken The Paradox of Intelligence: Essays in Memory of Michael I. Handel in honor of his contributions.[4]
Works
[edit]Handel was an expert on Karl von Clausewitz, and in his book Masters of War compared von Clausewitz's ideas to Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung, and Niccolo Machiavelli.[1][2]
- Books
- Masters of war: Sun tzu, Clausewitz, and Jomini (1992)[5]
- Weak states in the international system (1990)[6]
- War, strategy, and intelligence (1989)[7]
- Military deception in peace and war (1985)[8]
- The diplomacy of surprise : Hitler, Nixon, Sadat (1981)[9]
- War termination, a critical survey (1978)[10]
- Israel's political-military doctrine (1973)[11]
- Books Edited
- Strategic and operational deception in the Second World War (1987)[12]
- Chapters
- TBD
- Articles
- TBD
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Michael J. Handel; Military Strategist Helped Plan Gulf War". Los Angeles Times. 2 June 2001. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 Douglas J. Macdonald (2002). "Review Essay—Classical Masters". Naval War College Review. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Editorial". Intelligence and National Security. 1 (1): 3. 1986. doi:10.1080/02684528608431836.
- ↑ Richard K. Betts; Thomas Mahnken, eds. (2003). The Paradox of Intelligence: Essays in Memory of Michael I. Handel. Frank Cass. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ Michael I. Handel (1992), Masters of war: Sun tzu, Clausewitz, and Jomini, Frank Cass, retrieved 30 September 2026
- ↑ Michael I. Handel (1990), eak states in the international system, Frank Cass, retrieved 30 September 2026
- ↑ Michael I. Handel (1989), War, strategy, and intelligence, Frank Cass, retrieved 30 September 2026
- ↑ Michael I. Handel (1985), Military deception in peace and war, Magnes Press, retrieved 30 September 2026
- ↑ Michael I. Handel (1981), The diplomacy of surprise : Hitler, Nixon, Sadat, Harvard University Press, retrieved 30 September 2026
- ↑ Michael I. Handel (1978), War termination, a critical survey, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations - Hebrew University, retrieved 30 September 2026
- ↑ Michael I. Handel (1973), Israel's political-military doctrine, Harvard University, retrieved 30 September 2026
- ↑ Michael I. Handel, ed. (1987), Strategic and operational deception in the Second World War, Frank Cass, retrieved 30 September 2026
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