The Origins of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to Clausewitz (Oxford Historical Monographs) - Brossura

Gat, Azar

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0198202571 ISBN 13: 9780198202578

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA, 1991

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione:

`admirably lucid study of modern military thought.' Times Literary Supplement

`excellent monograph ... he has undoubtedly provided useful guidance to the reading of On War, and the book as a whole merits careful study and reflection.' Brian Bond, Journal of Strategic Studies

Contenuti:

Introduction: Machiavelli and the classical notion of the lessons of history in the study of war; PART I. THE MILITARY SCHOOL OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT: Montecuccoli: The impact of proto-science on military theory; The military thinkers of the French enlightenment: The quest for a general theory of war; The Military thinkers of the German Aufklärung: The military Aufkläres: Lloyd: His international career, intellectual scope, and the campaigns of the Seven Years war: Bülow: Between a geometrical science of strategy and the revolution in war; Through the Napoleonic Age: Archduke Charles and the Austrian military school: Jomini: Synthesizing the legacy of the enlightenment with Napoleonic warfare; PART II. THE GERMAN MOVEMENT: CLAUSEWITZ AND THE ORIGINS OF THE GERMAN MILITARY SCHOOL: The reaction against the enlightenment: New perspectives on military theory: The emergence of a new climate of ideas: Berenhorst: Counter-enlightenment and the criticism of the Frederickian system; Clausewitz: Demolishing and rebuilding the theoretical ideal: Scharnhorst's place and legacy: Reformulating military theory in terms of a new intellectual paradigm: How to form a universal theory of war?: Clausewitz: The nature of war: Military decisiveness and political greatness: Reflecting the Napoleonic model: Politics and war: The Ambiguous transformation clarified; Conclusion; Appendix

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• Editore: Oxford University Press, USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0198202571
• ISBN 13: 9780198202578
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 294