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Author Sumida, Jon Tetsuro, 1949-

Title Decoding Clausewitz : a new approach to On war / Jon Tetsuro Sumida.

Imprint Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2008.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  355.02 C573oDs 2008    ---  Available
Description xix, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series Modern war studies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-224) and index.
Contents 1. Theorists: Dismissal: Antoine Henri Jomini ; Advocacy: Julian Corbett ; Repudiation: Basil Liddell Hart -- 2. Scholars: Text: Raymond Aron ; Context: Peter Paret ; Method: W. B. Gallie -- 3. Antecedents and anticipations: Historical analysis ; Philosophical invention ; Scientific perspective -- 4. Imagining high command and defining strategic choice: Absolute war and genius ; History and theory ; Defense and Attack -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1. A pictorial representation of critical analysis -- Appendix 2. Bach's St. Matthew Passion as a model for critical analysis.
Subject Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831. Vom Kriege.
War.
Strategy.
Military art and science.
ISBN 0700616160 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780700616169 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard No. AU@ 000042876601

 
    
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