Decoding Clausewitz

Author : Jon Tetsuro Sumida
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780700618194

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Decoding Clausewitz by Jon Tetsuro Sumida Pdf

For nearly two centuries, On War, by Carl Phillip Gottfried von Clausewitz (1780-1831), has been the bible for statesmen and military professionals, strategists, theorists, and historians concerned about armed conflict. The source of the famous aphorism that "war is an extension of politics by other means," it has been widely read and debated. But, as Jon Sumida shows in this daring new look at Clausewitz's magnum opus, its full meaning has eluded most readers-until now. Approaching Clausewitz's classic as if it were an encoded text, Sumida deciphers this cryptic masterwork and offers a more productive way of looking at the sources and evolution of its author's thought. Sumida argues that On War should be viewed as far more complete and coherent than has been supposed. Moreover, he challenges the notion that On War is an attempt to explain the nature of armed conflict through the formulation of abstract theories. Clausewitz's primary concern, Sumida contends, was practical instruction of the military and political leadership of his country. To achieve this end, Clausewitz invented a method of reenacting the psychological difficulties of high command in order to promote the powers of intuition that he believed were essential to effective strategic decision-making. In addition, Sumida argues that Clausewitz's primary strategic proposition is that the defense is a stronger form of war than the offense. This concept, Sumida maintains, must be understood in order to make sense of Clausewitz's positions on absolute and real war, guerrilla warfare, and the relationship of war and policy/politics. Sumida's pathbreaking critique is supported by examination of the Prussian officer's experience during the Napoleonic Wars, previous major theoretical and historical scholarship on Clausewitz and his writing, and modern philosophical and scientific works that have much in common with Clausewitz's creative guide to the consideration of strategic practice. A major study of intellectual and military history, Sumida's book provides a provocative and above all readily comprehensible treatment of a previously inaccessible classic. It will surely become essential reading for all military professionals and serious students of military thought.

Author : Jon Tetsuro Sumida
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131664406

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Decoding Clausewitz by Jon Tetsuro Sumida Pdf

A pathbreaking critique of the thought of military studies icon Carl Phillip Gottfried von Clausewitz and his magnum opus On War that illuminates why and how that work should be viewed as much more mature, coherent, innovative, and complete than suggested by previous accounts.

Author : Reiner Pommerin
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783937885780

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Clausewitz goes global by Reiner Pommerin Pdf

This Festschrift commemorates the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Clausewitz-Society in the Federal Republic of Germany of 1961. This volume follows the intentions of the Clausewitz-Society as described by one of its former presidents: “to view the current tasks of politics and strategy as reflected in the insights of Carl von Clausewitz and thus examine which of the principles and insights formulated by Clausewitz are still important today and are thus endowed with an enduring validity”. The board and the members of the Clausewitz-Society therefore supported the idea to examine how and when the works of Clausewitz have been interpreted in selected countries of our world; further, the goal here has been to analyze the role that Clausewitz’s thought still plays in these countries. This book is the paperback version of the 2011 published hardcover.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Military history
ISBN : UCBK:C117431010

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Army History by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sibylle Scheipers
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192519818

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On Small War by Sibylle Scheipers Pdf

Carl von Clausewitz has long been interpreted as the paradigmatic thinker of major interstate war. This book challenges this assumption by showing that Clausewitz was an ardent analyst of small war and integrated many aspects of his early writings on partisan warfare and people's war into his magnum opus, On War. It reconstructs Clausewitz's intellectual development by placing it in the context of his engagement with the political and philosophical currents of his own times - German Idealism, Romanticism, and Humanism. The central question that Clausewitz and his contemporaries faced was how to defend Prussia and Europe against Napoleon's expansionist strategy. On the one hand, the nationalization of war that had occurred as a result of the French Revolution could only be countered by drawing the people into the defence of their own countries. On the other, this risked a descent into anarchy and unchecked terror, as the years 1793 and 1794 in France had shown. Throughout his life Clausewitz remained optimistic that the institution of the Prussian Landwehr could achieve both an effective defence of Prussia and a social and political integration of its citizens. Far from leaving behind his early advocacy of people's war, Clausewitz integrated it systematically into his mature theory of war. People's war was war in its existential form; it risked escalating into 'absolute war'. However, if the threat of defensive people's war had become a standard option of last resort in early-nineteenth century Europe, it could also function as a safeguard of the balance of power.

Author : Donald J. Stoker
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199357949

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Clausewitz by Donald J. Stoker Pdf

Carl von Clausewitz's On War, his chef d'oeuvre of strategic and military theory, was first published in 1832, after his death. The book remains a touchstone, dissected and debated by scholars, students, and military personnel around the world who consider it the founding document of the field. Yet to Clausewitz himself, far more important than achieving recognition for his written works was glory on the field of battle. He dreamed of winning renown not with his pen, but with his sword, and wielded both with the same determination and zeal. In this new biographical study of Clausewitz, Donald Stoker moves skillfully between his career as a soldier and his work as a theoretician. Conventional wisdom holds that Clausewitz was "merely a staff officer" who didn't see much combat, but Stoker shows this to be far from true. As a soldier during the era of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars - perhaps the most intense period of continuous large-scale warfare in history - Clausewitz gained an enormous amount of battle experience. By reconstructing his role in various compaigns, from Jena-Auerstedt to Waterloo, this work offers new insights into Clausewitz as both a soldier in an a witness to the momentous fighting of his time. Taking readers through the heat of these battles, Stoker provides historical overview and strategic analysis, showing the connection between events and Clausewitz's own words, taken both from his works and the abundant letters written to his wife, Marie, and friends throughout his life. Clausewitz's contributions to military theory have solidified his reputation, which seems continually to rise, and Stoker assesses each of his significant works and their contribution to his legacy. Grounding Clausewitz's theoretical analyses on the field of battle, Stoker traces the road to On War, and provides an absorbing reassessment of both the warrior and the theorist. -- from dust jacket.

Author : Colin M. Fleming
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317165217

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Clausewitz's Timeless Trinity by Colin M. Fleming Pdf

This is the first book to apply the Clausewitzian Trinity of 'passion, chance, and reason' to the experience of real war. It explores the depth and validity of the concept against the conflicts of former Yugoslavia - wars thought to epitomise a post-Clausewitzian age. In doing so it demonstrates the timeless message of the Trinity, but also ties the Trinitarian idea back into Clausewitz's political argument. Intended to build on the existing corpus of scholarship, this book differs from the existing literature in two ways. By applying the Trinity to the wars of former Yugoslavia 1991-1995, it explores war at its micro-foundations, assessing the complex cause-and-effect nexus of reciprocity produced by actions between belligerents embroiled in dynamic competition perpetuated by their own interaction. Providing valuable insights into the complexities of real war fuelled by passion, undermined by chance, and shaped by reason, it is the first study to bridge the Clausewitzian world of theory with real experience. Examining each part of the triad separately, the book explores the multiple manifestations of hostility and chance, before then assessing the influence of these elements on the policies of the belligerents as the war evolved.

Author : Antulio J. Echevarria II
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,7 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,Christopher Daase
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198737131

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Clausewitz on Small War by Carl von Clausewitz,Christopher Daase Pdf

Widely recognized as one of the most important theorists of warfare, important strands of Carl von Clausewitz's thinking on the subject are not widely known. In 'Clausewitz on Small War', Christopher Daase and James W. Davis begin to address this unfortunate state of affairs. In this volume they have assembled and translated Clausewitz's most important texts devoted to the analysis of asymetric, unconventional, guerrilla, and small-unit warfare, including Clausewitz's "Lectures on Small War", held at the Prussian War College in 1810 and 1811.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UCSB:31205036690921

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Military Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : PURD:32754085107583

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Professional Journal of the United States Army by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Michael
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780826503374

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Lone Wolf Terror and the Rise of Leaderless Resistance by George Michael Pdf

On July 22, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik detonated a car bomb in downtown Oslo, Norway. He didn't stop there, traveling several hours from the city to ambush a youth camp while the rest of Norway was distracted by his earlier attack. That's where the facts end. But what motivated him? Did he have help staging the attacks? The evidence suggests a startling truth: that this was the work of one man, pursuing a mission he was convinced was just. If Breivik did indeed act alone, he wouldn't be the first. Timothy McVeigh bombed a federal building in Oklahoma City based essentially on his own motivations. Eric Robert Rudolph embarked on a campaign of terror over several years, including the Centennial Park bombing at the 1996 Olympics. Ted Kaczynski was revealed to be the Unabomber that same year. And these are only the most notable examples. As George Michael demonstrates in Lone Wolf Terror and the Rise of Leaderless Resistance, they are not isolated cases. Rather, they represent the new way warfare will be conducted in the twenty-first century. Lone Wolf Terror investigates the motivations of numerous political and ideological elements, such as right-wing individuals, ecoextremists, foreign jihadists, and even quasi-governmental entities. In all these cases, those carrying out destructive acts operate as "lone wolves" and small cells, with little or no connection to formal organizations. Ultimately, Michael suggests that leaderless resistance has become the most common tactical approach of political terrorists in the West and elsewhere.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UOM:39015085171992

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Review of Current Military Literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher : Namaskar Book
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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On War — Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz Pdf

Delve into the strategies and realities of conflict with "On War - Volume 1" by Carl von Clausewitz. Join Carl von Clausewitz as he deciphers the intricacies of warfare in this timeless exploration of military strategy and philosophy. As Clausewitz unravels the complexities of war, immerse yourself in the strategic principles and tactical considerations that shape military engagements. Follow along as he analyzes the nature of warfare, the role of politics in conflict, and the dynamic interaction between opposing forces. But amidst the analysis and theory, a deeper narrative emerges: the human cost of war and the enduring quest for peace. Prepare to be challenged by Clausewitz's insights into the moral and ethical dimensions of armed conflict. Hook: Will Clausewitz's strategies for war provide insight into the nature of human conflict, or will they raise more questions than answers? Experience the depth and breadth of "On War - Volume 1" as you navigate through its pages. With each chapter, you'll gain new perspectives on the challenges and realities of warfare, from ancient battles to modern conflicts. Join Carl von Clausewitz in decoding the strategies and realities of conflict in "On War - Volume 1." Will you be inspired by his timeless wisdom and strategic insights? Discover the enduring relevance of Clausewitz's work in this comprehensive volume. Whether you're a student of military history or simply interested in the complexities of human conflict, "On War - Volume 1" promises to inform, enlighten, and provoke thought. Are you ready to explore the dynamics of warfare? Order your copy of "On War - Volume 1 by Carl von Clausewitz" today and gain invaluable insights into the strategies and realities of conflict. Decipher the complexities of war. Purchase your copy now.

Author : Sun Tzu,Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780375754777

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The Book of War: Includes The Art of War by Sun Tzu & On War by Karl von Clausewitz by Sun Tzu,Carl von Clausewitz Pdf

Two classic works of military strategy that shaped the way we think about warfare: The Art of War by Sun Tzu and On War by Karl von Clausewitz, together in one volume “Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars . . . if the influence of Clausewitz’s On War had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.”—B. H. Liddel Hart For two thousand years, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has been the indispensable volume of warcraft. Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare, Sun Tzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” Karl von Clausewitz, the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means, also claims paternity of the notion “total war.” On War is the magnum opus of the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars. Now these two great minds come together in a single volume that also features an introduction by esteemed military writer Ralph Peters and the Modern Library War Series introduction by Caleb Carr, New York Times bestselling author of The Alienist. (The cover and text refer to The Art of War as The Art of Warfare, an alternate translation of the title.)