On War in the 21st Century: Rereading Clausewitz
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This book offers a fresh look at the work of history's greatest military theorist. "On War" is often considered abstruse and obscure. This book is written for college students who are trying to study Clausewitz's "On War" in depth, trying to decipher some of Clausewitz's important views on theory and strategy. In three fictional events, Clausewitz attends a seminar at West Point; discusses the war on terror at a Washington think tank; and visits a robotics institute in Santa Fe to discuss how scientists can reshape the future of warfare. In three independent hypotheses, Clausewitz discusses his understanding of war culture from the background of his time, as well as the inspiration for him from two great figures, Thucydides and Sun Tzu. Many years ago the philosopher W. B. Gallie proposed that Clausewitz should be "saved from the Clausewitzians." Clausewitz does not need saving, and his commentators have contributed greatly to our understanding of the seminal status of On War, but they often just talk to themselves. This book attempts to allow a wider audience to join this discussion.
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