The origins of military thought from the Enlightenment to Clausewitz / Azar Gat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gat, Azar.

Series:

Oxford historical monographs

Oxford historical monographs.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831.

Clausewitz, Carl von.

Military art and science--Europe--History--18th century.

Military art and science.

War (Philosophy).

History.

Europe.

Military art and science--Europe--History--19th century.

War (Philosophy)--History--18th century.

War (Philosophy)--History--19th century.

Enlightenment.

Physical Description:

xii, 281 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.

Summary:

This book sheds new light on the origins and nature of modern military thinking. The ideas of Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831)--which remain at the core of strategic analysis today--have previously been examined apart from their 18th-century cultural and philosophical roots. Gat here demonstrates the extent to which culture affects military theory by relating a series of military thinkers to their cultural backgrounds. He also provides a provocative critique of Clausewitz's classic work On War, and demonstrates how the major currents of modern military thought have evolved from the cultural frameworks and historical outlooks of both the German Movement and the Enlightenment.

Notes:

Rev. and enl. version of the author's thesis (doctoral), St. Antony's College, Oxford University, 1984.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [263]-275.

ISBN:

0198229488 :

OCLC:

18779344