Clausewitzian Friction And Future War Revised Edition

Author : Barry D. Watts
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Entropy (Information theory)
ISBN : 9780788146176

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Clausewitzian Friction and Future War by Barry D. Watts Pdf

Since the end of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War, there has been growing discussion of the possibility that technological advances in the means of combat would produce ftmdamental changes in how future wars will be fought. A number of observers have suggested that the nature of war itself would be transformed. Some proponents of this view have gone so far as to predict that these changes would include great reductions in, if not the outright elimination of, the various impediments to timely and effective action in war for which the Prussian theorist and soldier Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) introduced the term "friction." Friction in war, of course, has a long historical lineage. It predates Clausewitz by centuries and has remained a stubbornly recurring factor in combat outcomes right down to the 1991 Gulf War. In looking to the future, a seminal question is whether Clausewitzian friction would succumb to the changes in leading-edge warfare that may lie ahead, or whether such impediments reflect more enduring aspects of war that technology can but marginally affect. It is this question that the present essay will examine.

Author : Barry D. Watts
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-09
Category : Interpersonal conflict
ISBN : 1478215313

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Clausewitzian Friction and Future War: Revised Edition by Barry D. Watts Pdf

The original version of this paper, completed in December 1995, was condensed by Williamson Murray, editor of Brassey's Mershon American Defense Annual, for the 1996-1997 edition. This condensation did not include three entire sections that are part of this present study (chapter 3 on Scharnhorst's influence, chapter 6 on strategic surprise, and chapter 9, which contained air combat data bearing on the role of friction in future war). Dr. Murray also cut significant parts of other sections, especially in chapter 10, and precipitated a fair amount of rewriting as he and I worked toward a version that met his length constraint but still reflected the essence of the original paper. While this process led to many textual improvements, it did not generate any substantive changes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1049845745

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Clausewitzian Friction and Future War Revised Edition by Anonim Pdf

Author : Barry D. Watts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : NYPL:33433064268562

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Clausewitzian Friction and Future War by Barry D. Watts Pdf

Examines the possibility that technological advances in the means of combat would produce transformation in the fundamental nature of future war. Discusses predictions that changes would include great reductions in, or elimination of, various impediments to timely and effective action in war for which the Prussian theorist and soldier Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) introduced the term "friction." The primary question is whether Clausewitzian friction would succumb to future changes in warfare, or whether such impediments reflect more enduring aspects of war that technology can but marginally affect.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428980129

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Clausewitzian Friction and Future War by Anonim Pdf

Author : Barry D. Watts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105210388216

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Clausewitzian Friction and Future War by Barry D. Watts Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428912281

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Future Warfare Anthology: Revised Edition by Anonim Pdf

This Revised Anthology is about the future of military operations in the opening decades of the 21st century. Its purpose is not to predict the future, but to speculate on the conduct of military operations as an instrument of national policy in a world absent massive thermonuclear and conventional superpower confrontation characteristic of the Cold War. Also absent are indirect constraints imposed by that confrontation on virtually all political-military relationships, not solely those between superpower principals. Most of these essays are attempts to define military operational concepts that might be employed to execute such an engagement strategy.

Author : U. S. Military,Department of Defense (DoD),U. S. Government
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1521071977

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Clausewitzian Friction and Future War - Desert Storm, Air-To-Air Combat, Intractability of Strategic Surprise, Nonlinearity, Modern Taxonomy, Dispersed Information, Clarity about War As It Actually Is by U. S. Military,Department of Defense (DoD),U. S. Government Pdf

Friction is an inevitable impediment to effective action and was a significant factor in war long before Clausewitz popularized the term. Modern observers, however, have speculated that technological advances will reduce, if not eliminate, friction. Barry Watts addresses three questions about friction in the information age: Could it be amenable to solutions? If it is in fact enduring, could the effects of friction be reduced in future conflicts? And do advances in warfighting demand revision of Clausewitz's original concept? To answer these questions, Watts clarifies the notion of friction in Clausewitz by reviewing its evolution and extending the mature concept. He then subjects the concept to the test of empirical evidence, using the Persian Gulf War to show the persistence of friction in recent times. To explore the more complex issue of friction in future conflicts, the author offers three indirect arguments for its undiminished persistence. Finally, he exploits the notion of nonlinearity to reconstruct Clausewitz's concept in modern terms. Chapter 1 - The Once and Future Problem * Chapter 2 - Development of the Unified Concept * Chapter 3 - Clarity about War as It Actually Is * Chapter 4 - The Mature Clausewitzian Concept * Chapter 5 - Friction and Desert Storm * Chapter 6 - The Intractability of Strategic Surprise * Chapter 7 - Dispersed Information * Chapter 8 - Evolutionary Biology as an Exemplar * Chapter 9 - Situation Awareness in Air-to-Air Combat * Chapter 10 - Nonlinearity and a Modern Taxonomy * Chapter 11 - Implications for Future War

Author : David J. Lonsdale
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135757205

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The Nature of War in the Information Age by David J. Lonsdale Pdf

There has been a great deal of speculation recently concerning the likely impact of the 'Information Age' on warfare. In this vein, much of the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) literature subscribes to the idea that the Information Age will witness a transformation in the very nature of war. In this book, David Lonsdale puts that notion to the test. Using a range of contexts, the book sets out to look at whether the classical Clausewitzian theory of the nature of war will retain its validity in this new age. The analysis covers the character of the future battlespace, the function of command, and the much-hyped concept of Strategic Information Warfare. Finally, the book broadens its perspective to examine the nature of 'Information Power' and its implications for geopolitics. Through an assessment of both historical and contemporary case studies (including the events following September 11 and the recent war in Iraq), the author concludes that although the future will see many changes to the conduct of warfare, the nature of war, as given theoretical form by Clausewitz, will remain essentially unchanged.

Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : EAN:4066339538344

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On War by Carl von Clausewitz Pdf

"On War" by Carl von Clausewitz (translated by J. J. Graham). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Antulio J. Echevarria II
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191647611

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Clausewitz and Contemporary War by Antulio J. Echevarria II Pdf

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 the nature of war, the relationship between war and politics, and several of the major principles of strategy he examined. These theories and principles lie at the heart of the current debates over the nature of contemporary conflict. They also underpin much of the instruction that prepares military and civilian leaders for their roles in the development and execution of military strategy. Thus, they are important even in circles where Clausewitz is only briefly studied. While understanding On War is no more a prerequisite for winning wars than knowledge is a requirement for exercising power, Clausewitz's opus has become something of an authoritative reference for those desiring to expand their knowledge of war. By linking method and concept, this book contributes significantly to that end.

Author : Andrew F Krepinevich,Barry D Watts
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465080717

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The Last Warrior by Andrew F Krepinevich,Barry D Watts Pdf

Andrew Marshall is a Pentagon legend. For more than four decades he has served as Director of the Office of Net Assessment, the Pentagon's internal think tank, under twelve defense secretaries and eight administrations. Yet Marshall has been on the cutting edge of strategic thinking even longer than that. At the RAND Corporation during its golden age in the 1950s and early 1960s, Marshall helped formulate bedrock concepts of US nuclear strategy that endure to this day; later, at the Pentagon, he pioneered the development of "net assessment" -- a new analytic framework for understanding the long-term military competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Following the Cold War, Marshall successfully used net assessment to anticipate emerging disruptive shifts in military affairs, including the revolution in precision warfare and the rise of China as a major strategic rival of the United States. In The Last Warrior, Andrew Krepinevich and Barry Watts -- both former members of Marshall's staff -- trace Marshall's intellectual development from his upbringing in Detroit during the Great Depression to his decades in Washington as an influential behind-the-scenes advisor on American defense strategy. The result is a unique insider's perspective on the changes in US strategy from the dawn of the Cold War to the present day. Covering some of the most pivotal episodes of the last half-century and peopled with some of the era's most influential figures, The Last Warrior tells Marshall's story for the first time, in the process providing an unparalleled history of the evolution of the American defense establishment.

Author : Kristan Stoddart
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030972998

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Cyberwarfare by Kristan Stoddart Pdf

This book provides a detailed examination of the threats and dangers facing the West at the far end of the cybersecurity spectrum. It concentrates on threats to critical infrastructure which includes major public utilities. It focusses on the threats posed by the two most potent adversaries/competitors to the West, Russia and China, whilst considering threats posed by Iran and North Korea. The arguments and themes are empirically driven but are also driven by the need to evolve the nascent debate on cyberwarfare and conceptions of ‘cyberwar’. This book seeks to progress both conceptions and define them more tightly. This accessibly written book speaks to those interested in cybersecurity, international relations and international security, law, criminology, psychology as well as to the technical cybersecurity community, those in industry, governments, policing, law making and law enforcement, and in militaries (particularly NATO members).

Author : Antulio J. Echevarria II
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199231911

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Clausewitz and Contemporary War by Antulio J. Echevarria II Pdf

An engaging new interpretation of Clausewitz's classic On War and its relevance to contemporary world conflicts.

Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781912248629

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On War by Carl von Clausewitz Pdf

A new edition of von Clausewitz's classic treatise on military strategy, reinterpreted by Graham Harman through the philosophy of speculative realism. Prussian General Carl von Clausewitz famously wrote that 'War is the continuation of politics by other means'. But what does Clausewitz mean to a world where economic, political and cultural conflicts are increasingly framed as wars? Written after the Napoleonic Wars but left unfinished at the author's death and not published until 1832, On War is one of the most influential and important works on military strategy ever written. This new edition presents this classic text with a new introduction by Graham Harman, who reads Clausewitz's ideas about war, politics and military strategy through the lens of speculative realism.