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Rebooting Clausewitz: ´On War´ in the Twenty-First Century
Christopher Coker
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Description for Rebooting Clausewitz: ´On War´ in the Twenty-First Century
Paperback. An accessible and entertainingly written primer to the most influential book in the history of Western warfare. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBW; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 750.
Rebooting Clausewitz offers an entirely new take on the work of history's greatest theorist of war. Written for an undergraduate readership that often struggles with Clausewitz's master work On War--a book that is often considered too philosophical and impenetrably dense--it seeks to unpack some of Clausewitz's key insights on theory and strategy. In three fictional interludes Clausewitz attends a seminar at West Point; debates the War on Terror at a Washington think tank; and visits a Robotics Institute in Santa Fe where he discusses how scientists are reshaping the future of war. Three separate essays situate Clausewitz in the context ... Read more
Rebooting Clausewitz offers an entirely new take on the work of history's greatest theorist of war. Written for an undergraduate readership that often struggles with Clausewitz's master work On War--a book that is often considered too philosophical and impenetrably dense--it seeks to unpack some of Clausewitz's key insights on theory and strategy. In three fictional interludes Clausewitz attends a seminar at West Point; debates the War on Terror at a Washington think tank; and visits a Robotics Institute in Santa Fe where he discusses how scientists are reshaping the future of war. Three separate essays situate Clausewitz in the context ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849047142
SKU
V9781849047142
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99-50
About Christopher Coker
Christopher Coker is Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics. He is author of, among others, Warrior Geeks: How 21st Century Technology is Changing the Way We Fight and Think About War, and The Improbable War: China, the United States and the Logic of Great Power Conflict.
Reviews for Rebooting Clausewitz: ´On War´ in the Twenty-First Century
'Christopher Coker answers the question of Clausewitz's relevance to the twenty-first Century by imagining the great master justifying his theories to modern audiences. His approach is engaging, illuminating and a bit mischievous.
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London, author of Strategy: A History
'Is Clausewitz still relevant for the twenty first century? In ... Read more
Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King's College London, author of Strategy: A History
'Is Clausewitz still relevant for the twenty first century? In ... Read more