H. P. Willmott, Michael B. Barrett

Clausewitz Reconsidered (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating book assesses Prussian military thinker Carl von Clausewitz's famous theory on warfare in relation to historical and modern-day conflict-and future trends. Carl von Clausewitz's On War is arguably the most important single work ever written on the theory of warfare and military strategy. In Clausewitz Reconsidered, two prominent military historians assess his theories, examining their viability at a time when asymmetric warfare and "war" conducted by and against nonstate actors is increasingly common and state control often ephemeral. The basis of the book's analysis is an examination of war over the last four centuries, since the Thirty Years' War, including the Cold War and subsequent conflicts. What is discovered is that war is far more endemic and brutal today than when Clausewitz tried to explain it. This volume explores that paradox and shows that if anything, we can anticipate further uncontrolled violence. The authors conclude that Clausewitz and On War have assumed a status akin to holy writ, but are obviously dated. The aim of Clausewitz Reconsidered is to bring the master's theories up to date, providing the current generation with a new basis for thought and analysis.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313362774
• Artikelnr.: 38189970

Autorenporträt

H. P. WILLMOTT is a Lecturer with the Greenwich Maritime Institute at the University of Greenwich. He has written extensively on modern military and naval subjects, including the critically acclaimed, The Great Crusade: A New Complete History of the Second World War.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments Book I On Clausewitz and Vom Kriege Chapter 1
The Clausewitzian Context: The Modern Era Chapter 2 The Clausewitzian
Context: War and the Westphalian System Chapter 3 The Clausewitzian
Context: War and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Chapter 4 The
Clausewitzian Context: An Aside Book II War and Wars since Clausewitz:
Total War and Systems Chapter 1 From Total War to Total War: 1815-1918
Chapter 2 From Total War to Total War: 1931-1975 Chapter 3 When Real
Hatreds Were Suspended: The Cold War, 1945-1989 Book III War and Wars since
Clausewitz: Naval and Air Power Chapter 1 Mahan and Corbett Reconsidered:
1890-2003 Chapter 2 Air Power and Two World Wars Chapter 3 Douhet
Reconsidered: (1) Inside-Out Warfare and 1991 Chapter 4 Douhet
Reconsidered: (2) Doctrine and the Kosovo Campaign, 1999 Book IV War and
Wars since the End of the Cold War Chapter 1 The End of the Cold War
Chapter 2 The Developing Countries and the Re-emergence of Other Wars Book
V On the Nature and Conduct of War Chapter 1 The Nature of War, the Conduct
of War, and Basic Definitions Chapter 2 To the Present Time: The Offensive
and Defensive and the Vernichtungsschlacht Chapter 3 The Illusion of
Certainty Chapter 4 The Approach of Absolute War Book VI Conclusion Chapter
1 To the Gods Belongs Tomorrow Notes Bibliography Index