Clausewitz and contemporary war / Antulio J. Echevarria II.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Echevarria, Antulio J., II, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831.

Clausewitz, Carl von.

Military art and science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I. ON WAR'S PURPOSE AND METHOD; 1. A Search for Objective Knowledge; 2. Validating Concepts and Principles; PART II. THE NATURE AND UNIVERSE OF WAR; 3. War Is More than a Chameleon; 4. Policy, Politics, and Political Determinism; 5. Genius, Giving the Rule to Art; PART III. STRATEGY, BALANCING PURPOSE, AND MEANS; 6. Combat, War's only Means; 7. Principles of Strategy; 8. Center of Gravity; Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-208) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-164761-6

0-19-967617-8

1-281-15041-X

9786611150419

0-19-152831-5

1-4356-2211-1

OCLC:

191048286