Is Carl Von Clausewitz still relevant in the 21st century?
Singapore Armed Forces2021
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Total copies: 1
The author highlights that many contemporary military strategists and practitioners value the philosophiescontained in Carl Von Clausewitz’s classic On War and its relevance to present day conflict. On the other hand, thereare also speculation and debates over Clausewitz’s relevance to contemporary conflict as well. In this essay, theauthor compares, contrasts and critically assesses the competing views of Clausewitz’s applicability to modernwarfare and analyses whether there is value for military leaders in studying his theories. In particular, he explorestwo authors’ views, Strachan’s The Direction of War and Kalder’s Inconclusive Wars, which offer conflictingarguments on Clausewitz’s relevance in these global times. He scrutinises these competing arguments and bysupplementing them with additional examples, affirms that Clausewitz’s theory is applicable and appropriate tocontemporary military operations.
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Imprint:
Singapore, 2021
Collation:
7p.
Frequency:
Monthly, Sep 2021
Language:
English
BRN:
130518