Reflections on Clausewitz and Jomini: A Discussion on Theory, MDMP, and Design in the
Reflections on Clausewitz and Jomini: A Discussion on Theory, MDMP, and Design in the Post OIF Army
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Reflections on Clausewitz and Jomini: A Discussion on Theory, MDMP, and Design in the Post OIF Army
by Christopher Otero
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One of the most intellectually challenging moments in the United States Command and General Staff College is when after 10 years of serving in an Army at War you are finally introduced to the two major theorists of modern warfare, Antoine-Henri Jomini and Carl Von Clausewitz. Both are considered to be the most prominent theorists of the western way of warfare and the question that often gets framed by our instructors is which of these two best inform your understanding of modern war? Do you consider yourself Jominian or Clausewitzian in your outlook?
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MAJ Christopher Otero, USA, is an active duty military intelligence officer who has served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq at the Battalion, Brigade Combat Team, and Division level. MAJ Otero is currently attending the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The views expressed in this article are his own and do not reflect the position of the United States Army or the Department of Defense.
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Wilf Owen on Britain, Israel and the use of force
Hat tip to Zenpundit for linking a talk our Wilf gave in May 2011, enjoy:http://zenpundit.com/?p=4288
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Clausewitz and the Non-State Actor: A Contemporary Application of the Paradoxical Tri
Hare Clausewitz Answers Your Questions
http://clausewitzforkids.files.wordp...eg?w=403&h=681
From The Children's Illustrated Clausewitz;
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Guten Morgen, class. This week, we will be talking about the theory of war. We will be talking about how we define and classify the art of war and the science of war, and how we develop and study and analyze the theory of war. You must please listen very carefully to be sure that you understand. Some of this is quite hard to explain. ...
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-What are ‘resources?’
Your resources are made up of your fighting forces – your men – and the country, the land and the people and things on it. In war, the result is never final. Things can always change. And things are different in theory than they are in reality. Yes, Otter?
-What’s ‘theory’ mean?
Not a bad question, kid; not a bad question at all.
Regards
Mike
Carl von Clausewitz, Meet Albert Einstein and Max Planck
Carl von Clausewitz, Meet Albert Einstein and Max Planck
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And, to square the circle,
Give Carl von Clausewitz and the Center of Gravity a Divorce
Give Carl von Clausewitz and the Center of Gravity a Divorce
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The Continuing Irrelevance of Clausewitz
The Continuing Irrelevance of Clausewitz
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After the Divorce: Clausewitz and the Center of Gravity
After the Divorce: Clausewitz and the Center of Gravity
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Putin, Clausewitz, and Ukraine
Putin, Clausewitz, and Ukraine
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Clausewitz: In Praise of Hate
Clausewitz: In Praise of Hate
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A Clausewitz for Every Season (July 2010)
A Clausewitz for Every Season (July 2010)
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Clausewitz, Center of Gravity, and the Confusion of a Generation of Planners
Clausewitz, Center of Gravity, and the Confusion of a Generation of Planners
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Listening to The Dead Prussain
Hat tip to Dr Huw Davies, a senior lecturer Kings Defence Studies, for the pointer to this Australian collection of podcasts.
Link:http://thedeadprussian.libsyn.com/
Prospect theory and the defence in Clausewitz ’s On War
The Genesis of Clausewitz's On War Reconsidered
An article just spotted in the free, online British Journal of Military History (BJMH), on a subject I have not read about:wry:.
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This article will introduce and discuss the early versions and manuscripts of Clausewitz’s On War. Two manuscripts were recently discovered in the papers of Werner Hahlweg. On top of that, Clausewitz’s almost unknown publication Aphorisms on War and Warfare could be of great importance to the collective understanding of the genesis of On War and the development of Clausewitz’s key ideas such as the instrumental character of war, the paradoxical trinity and the dual nature of war. This is not only very interesting from a historical point of view, but also has conceptual consequences.
Link:http://bjmh.org.uk/index.php/bjmh/article/view/119
Clausewitz and Small Wars
A BJMH book review of 'Clausewitz and Small Wars' edited by Christopher Daase and James Davis, published in 2015 by OUP:http://www.bjmh.org.uk/index.php/bjm...e/view/145/115
‘The Most Beautiful of Wars’: Carl von Clausewitz and Small Wars
Deconstructing Society: Clausewitz vs. Machiavelli
Rebooting Clausewitz: On War in the 21st Century
A new book by Professor Christopher Coker; using a different approach, citing the publisher's notice:
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Rebooting Clausewitz offers an entirely new take on the work of history’s greatest theorist of war. Written for an undergraduate readership that often struggles with Clausewitz’s master work On War — a book that is often considered too philosophical and impenetrably dense — it seeks to unpack some of Clausewitz’s key insights on theory and strategy. In three fictional interludes Clausewitz attends a seminar at West Point; debates the War on Terror at a Washington thinktank; and takes part in a heated discussion on the value of reading history at a meeting of the Military History Circle in London. Three separate essays situate Clausewitz in the context of his times, discuss his understanding of the culture of war, and the extent to which two other giants — Thucydides and Sun Tzu — complement his work.
Link:http://mailchi.mp/hurstpub/an-amazin...3?e=80d42c7c0a
From Hurst (London) £12, with free worldwide P&P if you register.
The author is a Professor @ LSE, London and a slim bio is on:http://www.lse.ac.uk/researchAndExpe...er%40lse.ac.uk
Clausewitz and Contemporary Conflict: six articles
The free, on-line journal Infinity Journal has a special issue out entitled 'Clausewitz and Contemporary Conflict', with six articles. You need to register to gain access (so joining 20k others).
Link:https://www.infinityjournal.com/spec...ary_conflict/?