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James P. Wade
b. 1930
A military strategist and writer best known for helping shape the idea of “shock and awe,” he wrote about power, policy, and rapid dominance in modern warfare. His work sits at the crossroads of defense planning and public debate.
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Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance
by Harlan Ullman, James P. Wade
About the author
James Paul Wade Jr. (December 26, 1930 – March 21, 2017) was an American military writer and policy thinker. He is best known for developing, with Harlan K. Ullman, the doctrine of strategic dominance, more widely known as shock and awe.
That idea reached a broad audience through Shock and Awe: Achieving Rapid Dominance, a 1996 monograph published by the National Defense University. Wade’s writing focused on military strategy and the use of overwhelming force to shape an opponent’s decisions and perceptions.
Although he is not a widely profiled literary figure, his work had a lasting place in discussions of U.S. defense policy and modern warfare.