About an author. Edward Люттвак is a known worldwide specialist on military strategy and geopolitics. Worked as a consultant in national security Council and in the State department of the USA by the adviser of president Ronald Reagan. Participated in planning and realization of soldiery operations. Creator of геоэкономики - division of geopolitics, where the fight of the states and other global subjects is investigated for the spheres of influence in world."Strategy: Logic of war and world" went out in light in 1987 Offered to attention of readers translation is done from the second edition (2003) in that experience of operation of NATO is taken into account in Yugoslavia in 1999 year. In a book told about "paradoxical" (dialectical) logic being the basis of strategic thinking. Four levels of strategy come into question : technician, tactician, operative art, strategy of seat of wars and large strategy. An author analyses wars of new type - "post-heroic wars" descendant fear of losses and desire to avoid them at any cost. The ideas of author are supported by many historical examples. In PEOPLES Republic of China a book is used as train aid for the listeners of military academy. In an appendix the article is accommodated about geostrategic position of modern China.