Clausewitz in His Time : : Essays in the Cultural and Intellectual History of Thinking about War / / Peter Paret.
Anything but a detached theorist, Clausewitz was as fully engaged in the intellectual and cultural currents of his time as in its political and military conflicts. Late-eighteenth century thought helped shape the analytic methods he developed for the study of war. The essays in this volume follow hi...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2014] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (150 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Text and Context Two Paths to Clausewitz -- 2 A Learned Officer among Others -- 3 Frederick the Great as Interpreted by Clausewitz and Schlieffen Three Phases in the History of Strategy -- 4 From Ideal to Ambiguity Johannes von Müller, Clausewitz, and the People in Arms -- 5 “Half against My Will, I Have Become a Professor” -- 6 Two Historians on Defeat in War and Its Causes -- Bibliography -- Index of Texts -- Name Index |
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Summary: | Anything but a detached theorist, Clausewitz was as fully engaged in the intellectual and cultural currents of his time as in its political and military conflicts. Late-eighteenth century thought helped shape the analytic methods he developed for the study of war. The essays in this volume follow his career in a complex military society, together with that of other students of war, both friends and rivals, providing a broad perspective that leads to significant documents so far unknown or ignored. They add to our understanding of Clausewitz’s early ideas and their expansion into a comprehensive theory that continues to challenge our thinking about war today. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781782385820 9783110998238 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781782385820 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peter Paret. |