Masters of War Classical Strategic Thought

Name: Masters of War Classical Strategic Thought
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ISBN: 9780714681320

ISBN-10: 0714681326

ISBN-13: 9780714681320

Edition: 3rd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: Michael I. Handel

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This study is based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Mao Tse-tung and, to a lesser extent, by Jomini and Machiavelli. The central conclusion is that the logic of waging war and of strategic thinking is as universal and timeless as human nature itself. This third revised and expanded edition contains five new chapters. One of these concerns Clausewitz' insights into the problem of war termination. Another is dedicated to the importance of correctly identifying the nature of war. The author has also added a chapter on Corbett's naval strategy, the relation of his work to the spirit of that of Sun Tzu, and in particular the issue of limited…

Book details

List price: $69.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 9/29/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 510
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English



List of Maps, Figures, and Tables


Acknowledgements


Introduction



Strategy: Past Theories, Modern Practice



Comparing Sun Tzu and Clausewitz



The Definition of War: A Question of the Level of Analysis



Clausewitz and Mao Tse-tung on Theory and Practice in War



'Attacking the Enemy's Plans' and the Concept of 'The Center of Gravity': Eastern Psychology and Western Mechanics



The Primacy of Politics and the Military Commander



The Rational Calculus of War: Correlating Ends and Means



Clausewitz on the Role of 'Moral Forces' in War



The Supreme Act of Judgment: Understanding the 'Nature of War' and the 'Trinitarian Analysis'



The First Element of the Remarkable Trinity: The People in Arms



The Ideal and the Real: Victory without Bloodshed and the Search for the Decisive Battle



Speed, Numerical Superiority, and Victory



The Principle of Continuity and the Culminating Point of Victory: The Contradictory Nature of War



Clausewitz on War Termination



Deception, Surprise, and Intelligence



On Military Leadership



Boldness and Calculation



Corbett, Clausewitz, and Sun Tzu



Conclusions: Towards a Unified Theory of War



Contradiction and Paradox in the Theory of War



The Weinberger Doctrine



Clausewitz's Ideal-Type Method Applied to Sun-Tzu's The Art of War



Clausewitz's On War as a Gestalt or a Systemic Theory



The Problem of the Level of Analysis and the 'Tacticization of Strategy'



Clausewitz and the Principle of Concentration


Notes


Bibliography


Index


Conceptual Index to the Classical Strategists


General Reference Index