Decoding Clausewitz (Paperback)

Jon Tetsuro Sumida

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: University Press of Kansas, Kansas, 2008

0700618198 / 9780700618194

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Paperback. For nearly two centuries, On War, by Carl Phillip Gottfried von Clausewitz (17801831), has been the bible for statesmen and military professionals, strategists, theorists, and historians concerned about armed conflict. The source of the famous aphorism that war is an extension of politics by other means, it has been widely read and debated. But, as Jon Sumida shows in this daring new look at Clausewitzs magnum opus, its full meaning has eluded most readersuntil now. Approaching Clausewitzs classic as if it were an encoded text, Sumida deciphers this cryptic masterwork and offers a more productive way of looking at the sources and evolution of its authors thought. Sumida argues that On War should be viewed as far more complete and coherent than has been supposed. Moreover, he challenges the notion that On War is an attempt to explain the nature of armed conflict through the formulation of abstract theories. Clausewitzs primary concern, Sumida contends, was practical instruction of the military and political leadership of his country. To achieve this end, Clausewitz invented a method of reenacting the psychological difficulties of high command in order to promote the powers of intuition that he believed were essential to effective strategic decision-making. In addition, Sumida argues that Clausewitzs primary strategic proposition is that the defense is a stronger form of war than the offense. This concept, Sumida maintains, must be understood in order to make sense of Clausewitzs positions on absolute and real war, guerrilla warfare, and the relationship of war and policy/politics. Sumidas pathbreaking critique is supported by examination of the Prussian officers experience during the Napoleonic Wars, previous major theoretical and historical scholarship on Clausewitz and his writing, and modern philosophical and scientific works that have much in common with Clausewitzs creative guide to the consideration of strategic practice. A major study of intellectual and military history, Sumidas book provides a provocative and above all readily comprehensible treatment of a previously inaccessible classic. It will surely become essential reading for all military professionals and serious students of military thought. A pathbreaking critique of the thought of military studies icon Carl Phillip Gottfried von Clausewitz and his magnum opus On War that illuminates why and how that work should be viewed as much more mature, coherent, innovative, and complete than suggested by previous accounts. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Titolo
Decoding Clausewitz (Paperback)
Autore
Jon Tetsuro Sumida
Editore
University Press of Kansas, Kansas
Anno di pubblicazione
2008
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0700618198
ISBN 13
9780700618194

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