classical strategic thought Handel, Michael I. creator author. text bibliography History. �Etude compar�ee (Descripteur de forme) enk 2001 Third revised and expanded edition. monographic eng

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xxvii, 482 pp: illu, map ; 24 cm This study is based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war, the central conclusion being that the logic of waging war and of strategic thinking is as universal and timeless as human nature itself. 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 -- Appendix A. Contradiction and paradox in the theory of war -- Appendix B. The Weinberger Doctrine -- Appendix C. Clausewitz's ideal-type method applied to Sun-Tzu's The art of war -- Appendix D. Clausewitz's On war as a gestalt or a systemic theory -- Appendix E. The problem of the level of analysis and the 'Tacticization of strategy' -- Appendix F. Clausewitz and the principle of concentration. Michael I. Handel. Includes bibliographical references and index. Sunzi active 6th century B.C Clausewitz, Carl von 1780-1831 baron de Jomini, Antoine Henri 1779-1869 Sun Zi Clausewitz, Carl von 1780-1831 Sunzi 6e s. av. J.-C Clausewitz, Carl von 1780-1831 baron de Jomini, Antoine Henri 1779-1869 Clausewitz, Carl von 1780-1831 Jomini, Antoine Henri de 1779-1869 Sun, Wu ca. v500 Clausewitz, Carl von 1780-1831 Sunzi active 6th century B.C baron de Jomini, Antoine Henri 1779-1869 Sun Zi 6e s. av. J.-C Clausewitz, Carl von 1780-1831 Military art and science History Art et science militaires Histoire Military art and science Geschichte Milit�ar Strategie Militaire strategie Theorie�en Military art and science Art militaire Strat�egie militaire U27 .H36 355.02 355 89.84 NK 7000 8 0714650919 9780714650913 9780714681320 9780203017746 0203017749 00035874 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0652/00035874-d.html https://liverpool.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203017746 http://libanswers.liverpool.ac.uk/faq/182315 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0652/00035874-d.html https://liverpool.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203017746 http://libanswers.liverpool.ac.uk/faq/182315 DLC 000404 20250325200357.0 ocm43864269 eng