Clausewitz: A Very Short Introduction
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Clausewitz: A Very Short Introduction explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of his experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time. Karl von Clausewitz's study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as ‘not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war’. Even though he wrote his only major work at a time when the range of firearms was 50 yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant today. This VSI outlines Clausewitz's enduring theory of war and how his theory relates to his actual experience in the Napoleonic Wars.
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The argument that combining military and nonmilitary means is necessary is not new and dates at least to the Three Block War of the late 1990s.
“This is not a new argument and has been discussed at least since the so-called Three Block War of the late 1990s.22”
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- Authors
- Howard, M.
- Corresponding author
- Howard, Michael
- ORCID
- Howard, Michael
- Venue
- Oxford University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2002-05-16
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- W4249208111
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- 20
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- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Military History and Strategy
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › War, Ethics, and Justification
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Military history and social perspectives
- Keywords
- Carl von Clausewitz, On War, theory of war, Napoleonic Wars, military history, strategic thinking, history of military thought, Bernard Brodie
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