Phua Seng Yoong Singapore Armed Forces‚ 2011 Question 1: Do the insights provided by Clausewitz who died 180 years ago – friction in war‚ the culmination of the attack‚ the roles of chance‚ uncertainty‚ and irrational elements in war‚ and the center of gravity – offer anything worthwhile for 21st Century strategists and war-fighters? Introduction The work of Carl von Clausewitz continues to bring about heated debate in the 21st Century. While many scholars see Clausewitz’s
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leader-commander‚ general‚ or any other title of a person in charge- plans to win a battle or war‚ sets in full the implementation of historical figures‚ such as Sun Tsu and Baron Antoine Henri de Jomini‚ outlook and defining of strategically warfare. Sun Tsu‚ known as Master Sun‚ is more of a strategic thinker; unlike Jomini on the other hand was more of a tactical thinker. From Sun Tsu years of battles passing down his wisdom‚ wrote a book called The Art of War. His strategy was mostly focused in China. His
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relevant in the 21st century.” Major General Carl von Clausewitz was a staff officer in the Prussian Army in the early parts of 19th century‚ suffering defeat in 1806‚ but leading Prussia back to glory in 1815. However‚ he was better known as a military theorist‚ and today is recognised as an integral figure in the evolution of military strategy‚ for many of his ideas are still prominent and embedded in the modern day strategies used today. Clausewitz is renowned for his famous work On War (Vom Kriege)
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Clausewitz lived in a time where battles were fought in columns and lines‚ with soldiers using muskets and solid-shot cannon; when states were the exclusive actors in war; when technological change occurred over decades‚ if not centuries. What relevance could his work therefore have for the strategic problems of the 21st century? Introduction Clausewitz was not a cookbook writer. He was not looking for hard and fast rules for conducting war‚ which he eschews. Indeed‚ Clausewitzian theories elaborated
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H106 Notes Essay material Clausewitz proposed that "war is not merely an act of policy but a true political instrument‚ a continuation of political intercourse‚ carried on with other means (On War‚ p. 87).” The aim of war is to overcome or disarm the enemy and “there is no logical limit to the application of that force (On War‚ p. 77).” War is “a clash of forces freely operating and obedient to no law but their own (On War‚ p. 77).” When whole communities go to war—whole peoples‚ and especially
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determine its applicability to various and ever-changing situations. In the case of Clausewitz‚ many strategists do not view his theories as relevant to today’s wars involving a Nation State vs. non-state actors. This is not true. The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College teaches that the commander’s intent is the most important part of proper execution. Strategists need to look at the intent of Clausewitz and view within the contextual historic period he wrote it‚ to demonstrate its relevance
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Clausewitz’s definition implies that war does not lead to the destruction of the enemy but rather the survival of the enemy to its will. What Clausewitz is saying is that Public opinion influences military doctrine; military’s will influences public opinion While the Military strategy influences political objectives; government influences military resources. Clausewitz differentiates between what war looks like in theory. By comparing this theoretical version of war with reality‚ Clausewitz’s purpose is to
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Did the Slavish Adherence to the Theories Proposed by Clausewitz Cause the Prolonged the Bloody Stalemate of World War One? Clausewitz and World War I The influence of various theories and concepts on the conduct World War I has generated a range of studies in an attempt to understand how and why World War I was fought. Specifically‚ Clausewitz’s theories on warfare have come under a considerable amount of scrutiny with regards to their influence on World War I. This scrutiny has led to the
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Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian soldier who later became a major military thinker of the 19th century. Antoine-Henri Jomini was a Swiss man that joined the French revolution and even joining Russia and would become the most popular thinker of his time. Both Jomini and Clausewitz share many similarities more than their differences yet they both do focus on two different camps of ideas‚ the importance of strategy and chaos in war. One of Jomini’s main points of interest in war
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Asignment2: Why is Clausewitz called the father of modern strategy? Is this a valid title for him? Introduction As from the Prussian soldiers‚ Clausewitz had become more knowingly as the Prussian philosopher. The idea of Carl Von Clausewitz had been employed fundamentally in the aspect of strategic studies‚ military history and defense literature. His thesis‚ On War which contains eight parts of books had been published by his wife after Clausewitz dead in 1831. The change on the nature in the
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