Beyond Vom Kriege The Character And Conduct Of Modern War

Author : R. D. Hooker, Jr.
Publisher : University of North Georgia
ISBN 13 : 9781940771717
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Vom Kriege written by R. D. Hooker, Jr. and published by University of North Georgia. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BEYOND VOM KRIEGE furthers Carl von Clausewitz's theory of war by offering a first-hand account of global conflicts and strategies that influenced American national security strategy across six presidential administrations. A foreword by LTG H. R. McMaster begins this valuable collection of military strategy.

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Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Vom Kriege: The Character and Conduct of Modern War written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the tragedy of history that man cannot free himself from war. Indeed, far more than by the development of art or literature or trade or political institutions, the history of man has been determined by the wars he has fought. Time and again, advanced and cultured societies have been laid low by more primitive and virile enemies with superior military institutions and a stronger will to fight. The end of the Cold War, the rise of globalization, the spread of democracy, and the advent of a new millennium raised hopes that mankind might move beyond the catastrophic wars that shaped the 20th century. Those hopes were dashed by Somalia and Rwanda and Bosnia, by the Sudan and the Congo and Kosovo, by Chechnya and Afghanistan and Iraq. Understanding war, not as we would like it but as it is, remains the central question of international politics. And for the most primal of reasons:War isn't going anywhere. Political and military leaders are notoriously averse to theory, but if there is a theorist about war who matters, it remains Carl von Clausewitz, whose Vom Kriege (On War) has shaped Western views about war since the middle of the 19th century. While it goes too far to say, as John Keegan has, that Clausewitz influenced every statesman and soldier interested in war for the past 100 years most never actually read or grasped him Clausewitz endures, not because he is universally understood or accepted but because he is so often right about first principles. Much of what he wrote about the conduct of war in the pre-industrial era, about marches and magazines and the war of posts, fits best with his own time. But his insights about the nature of war itself remain uniquely and enduringly prescient. Clausewitz described war as nothing more than a duel on a larger scale ... an act of force to compel the enemy to do our will.

Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On War written by Carl von Clausewitz and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Antulio J. Echevarria II
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199231915
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clausewitz and Contemporary War written by Antulio J. Echevarria II and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2007-09-27 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging new interpretation of Clausewitz's classic On War and its relevance to contemporary world conflicts.

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Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parameters written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas Waldman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317000455
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War, Clausewitz and the Trinity written by Thomas Waldman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, the ideas of Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) are employed almost ubiquitously in strategic studies, military history and defence literatures, but often in a manner which distorts their true meaning. In this book, Waldman explores Clausewitz’s central theoretical device for understanding war - the ’remarkable trinity’ of politics, chance and passion. By situating the great Prussian in historical context, he presents a conception truer to Clausewitz’s intention. Seeking to achieve this through an in-depth reinterpretation of On War and Clausewitz’s other writings, conducted through the prism of the trinity, this book draws on existing studies but argues that there is room for clarification. It presents fresh perspectives into aspects of Clausewitz's thought and emphasises elements of his theory that have often been neglected. Furthermore, it provides a solid basis from which debate on the nature of modern war can move forward.

Author : Hew Strachan
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191618896
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Changing Character of War written by Hew Strachan and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-05-13 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last decade (and indeed ever since the Cold War), the rise of insurgents and non-state actors in war, and their readiness to use terror and other irregular methods of fighting, have led commentators to speak of 'new wars'. They have assumed that the 'old wars' were waged solely between states, and were accordingly fought between comparable and 'symmetrical' armed forces. Much of this commentary has lacked context or sophistication. It has been bounded by norms and theories more than the messiness of reality. Fed by the impact of the 9/11 attacks, it has privileged some wars and certain trends over others. Most obviously it has been historically unaware. But it has also failed to consider many of the other dimensions which help us to define what war is - legal, ethical, religious, and social. The Changing Character of War, the fruit of a five-year interdisciplinary programme at Oxford of the same name, draws together all these themes, in order to distinguish between what is really changing about war and what only seems to be changing. Self-evidently, as the product of its own times, the character of each war is always changing. But if war's character is in flux, its underlying nature contains its own internal consistency. Each war is an adversarial business, capable of generating its own dynamic, and therefore of spiralling in directions that are never totally predictable. War is both utilitarian, the tool of policy, and dysfunctional. This book brings together scholars with world-wide reputations, drawn from a clutch of different disciplines, but united by a common intellectual goal: that of understanding a problem of extraordinary importance for our times. This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.

Author : Joseph Morrison Skelly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313372241
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Islam from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad written by Joseph Morrison Skelly and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-11-25 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 15 essays illuminates the evolution of political Islam from the era of the Prophet Muhammad to the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran. Under the auspices of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa, Joseph Morrison Skelly brings together a team of experts to create a compelling, scholarly investigation of the interrelationship of Islam and politics. Divided into several topical sections, including early origins of Islamic politics, the development of jihad in an age of terror, and contemporary politics, Political Islam from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad: Defenders, Detractors, and Definitions is an in-depth exploration of the various dimensions of political Islam—for the international community, the Islamic world itself, and anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of this phenomenon. Political Islam from Muhammad to Ahmadinejad takes an evenhanded approach in considering competing interpretations of political Islam, successfully broadening the scholarly investigation of the topic. The work assesses political Islam across a broad chronological time frame and includes regional perspectives within the contexts of areas in Africa and the Middle East. Skelly and his colleagues tackle controversial issues head-on and provide an intellectual framework for advancing political Islam into new stages of economic development, intellectual renewal, and accommodation with constitutional democracy and human rights. Each contributor lends a unique and specialized perspective to the discussion on this timely topic.

Author : Carl Von Clausewitz
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781511441100
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On War written by Carl Von Clausewitz and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "War is the continuation of politics by other means." On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. Clausewitz based his study on his observations and his own experience in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. He also included examples of those wars and others to support his assertions. His profound theoretical explorations of strategy changed the shape of modern warfare. Two centuries later, On War remains both controversial and an influence on strategic thinking. *The work remained unfinished at the time of Clausewitz's death and was finished by his wife. This is Volume 1.

Author : Masouras, Andreas
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668459035
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Developments in Nation Branding and Promotion: Theoretical and Practical Approaches written by Masouras, Andreas and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-07-17 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By taking corporate marketing concepts and applying them to countries, nation branding is a way for these regions to enhance their reputations and project a desired image for international recognition. New modes of publicity and marketing geared towards geographic location fall into this category, leading nation branding to have vast benefits for the economies and societies of countries. New marketing strategies have emerged and are being adopted to consequently brand countries with the purpose of economic growth. By studying these emerging strategies and methods, nations can best develop a desired brand and reputation to foster growth and prosperity. Global Developments in Nation Branding and Promotion: Theoretical and Practical Approaches presents the functionality of nation branding in benefiting the positioning and identity promotion of nations. The chapters address theoretical considerations of the nature of nation brands and their implications in measuring branding inference. Covering topics such as country of origin association, memory politics, and international relations, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for brand managers, politicians, government officials, marketers, communication consultants, business leaders and executives, students and educators of higher education, researchers, and academicians.