Concepts of War, 1650-1900 : From Free-Rider Strategies to Survival of the Fittest / Paul Schuurman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schuurman, Paul, author.

Series:

Value inquiry book series ; Volume 383.

Value Inquiry Book Series ; Volume 383

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War (Philosophy).

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill nv, [2023]

Summary:

"This book discuss the key concepts that philosophers and generals of this era developed to grasp and influence the dramatic and horrific phenomenon of war"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Cat's Grand Strategy

François Fénelon on Luxury, War, and Trade in the Telemachus

'The Effect in Turn Became the Cause' : Determinism and Causal Feedback Loops in Montesquieu's Explanations for the Military Rise and Fall of Rome

Carl von Clausewitz on Limited War : a Three-stage Interpretation

What-if at Waterloo : Clausewitz's Use of Historical Counterfactuals in His History of the Campaign of 1815

Models of War, 1770-1830 : the Birth of Wargames and the Trade-off between Realism and Simplicity

Preparing for War : Prussian-German Professional Wargames and the Leadership Concept of Mission Tactics, 1870-1880

Herbert Spencer and the Paradox of War

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004536678

9004536671

OCLC:

1371755321