Clausewitz and contemporary war /

While many scholars agree that Clausewitz's On War is frequently misunderstood, almost none have explored his methodology to see whether it might enhance our understanding of his concepts. This book lays out Clausewitz's methodology in a brisk and straightforward style. It then uses that a...

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1. Verfasser:
Echevarria, Antulio J., II
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Zusammenfassung:
While many scholars agree that Clausewitz's On War is frequently misunderstood, almost none have explored his methodology to see whether it might enhance our understanding of his concepts. This book lays out Clausewitz's methodology in a brisk and straightforward style. It then uses that as a basis for understanding his contributions to the ever growing body of knowledge of war. The specific contributions this study addresses are Clausewitz's theories concerning thenature of war, the relationship between war and politics, and several of the major principles of strategy he examined. These theor
Umfang:
1 online resource (219 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-208) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-164761-6
0-19-967617-8
1-281-15041-X
9786611150419
0-19-152831-5
1-4356-2211-1
Schlagworte:
Clausewitz, Carl von, > 1780-1831.
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