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Clausewitz's Timeless Trinity

A Framework For Modern War

By: Dr Colin M Fleming

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Clausewitz's Timeless Trinity

A Framework For Modern War

By: Dr Colin M Fleming

This is the first book to apply the Clausewitzian Trinity of 'passion, chance, and reason' to the experience of real war. It explores the depth and validity of the concept against the conflicts of former Yugoslavia - wars thought to epitomise a post-Clausewitzian age. In doing so it demonstrates the timeless message of the Trinity, but also ties the Trinitarian idea back into Clausewitz's political argument. Intended to build on the existing corpus of scholarship, this book differs from the existing literature in two ways. By applying the Trinity to the wars of former Yugoslavia 1991-1995, it explores war at its micro-foundations, assessing the complex cause-and-effect nexus of reciprocity produced by actions between belligerents embroiled in dynamic competition perpetuated by their own interaction. Providing valuable insights into the complexities of real war fuelled by passion, undermined by chance, and shaped by reason, it is the first study to bridge the Clausewitzian world of theory with real experience. Examining each part of the triad separately, the book explores the multiple manifestations of hostility and chance, before then assessing the influence of these elements on the policies of the belligerents as the war evolved.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409473988

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War, Clausewitz and the Trinity

By: Dr Thomas Waldman

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War, Clausewitz and the Trinity

By: Dr Thomas Waldman

Today, the ideas of Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) are employed almost ubiquitously in strategic studies, military history and defence literatures, but often in a manner which distorts their true meaning. In this book, Waldman explores Clausewitz’s central theoretical device for understanding war - the ‘remarkable trinity’ of politics, chance and passion. By situating the great Prussian in historical context, he presents a conception truer to Clausewitz’s intention. Seeking to achieve this through an in-depth reinterpretation of On War and Clausewitz’s other writings, conducted through the prism of the trinity, this book draws on existing studies but argues that there is room for clarification. It presents fresh perspectives into aspects of Clausewitz's thought and emphasises elements of his theory that have often been neglected. Furthermore, it provides a solid basis from which debate on the nature of modern war can move forward.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409474119

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9781409474111

Diplomacy

Globalization and International Relations

By: Dr Dimitrios Kamsaris

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Diplomacy

Globalization and International Relations

By: Dr Dimitrios Kamsaris

International relations referred to the study of foreign affairs and political interaction between countries and cover the complex of cultural, economic, legal, military, and political relations of all countries and their populations, actors and international organizations. The goal of this book is to introduce some of the main issues of international politics, such as war and peace, development, regional integration and security, and to familiarize with different ways to conceptualise and analyse these issues. This should allow to make a more confident decision about your own attitude towards particular issues and to analyse these issues more thoroughly, but it should also make you question both your own as well as others’ representations of the world.

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129

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BookRix

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3748730950

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9783748730958

Aesthetics

By: Dr Colin Lyas

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Aesthetics

By: Dr Colin Lyas

This book presents an up-to-date introduction to the subject that captures the excitement and passion of art itself. It opens by exploring why art is important to us and goes on to grip the reader with a discussion of all of the areas central to aesthetics: aesthetic experience, representation, expression, definition of art, evaluation, interpretation, structuralism and post-structuralism, truth and morality. It draws upon the great thinkers on art, Plato and Kant, Croce and Beardsley, including the most recent iconoclastic views of Barthes and Derrida.

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Routledge

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1135362971

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Confrontation, Strategy and War Termination

Britain's Conflict with Indonesia

By: Dr Christopher Tuck

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Confrontation, Strategy and War Termination

Britain's Conflict with Indonesia

By: Dr Christopher Tuck

At the heart of this book is the problem of war termination. Britain won an almost unbroken string of tactical military victories during an undeclared war against the Republic of Indonesia in the 1960s, yet it proved difficult to translate this into strategic success. Using conflict termination theories, this book argues that British strategy during Confrontation was both exemplary and flawed, both of which need not be mutually exclusive. The British experience in Indonesia represents an illuminating case study of the difficulties associated with strategy and the successful termination of conflicts. The value of this book lies in two areas: as a contribution to the literature on British counter-insurgency operations and as a contribution to the debates on the problems of war termination in the context of strategic thought.

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403

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409471845

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9781409471844

War Resistance and Intelligence

By: Dr K G Robertson

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War Resistance and Intelligence

By: Dr K G Robertson

A collection of authoritative and often controversial essays that will hold the attention of even the most informed reader. This fascinating book covers such important and relevant topics as Churchill and the Secret Services, ULTRA codebreaking and Soviet espionage and much more.

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Pen and Sword

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0850526892

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9780850526899

Clausewitz's Timeless Trinity

A Framework For Modern War

By: Dr Colin M Fleming

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A Framework For Modern War

By: Dr Colin M Fleming

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Clausewitz's Timeless Trinity

Clausewitz's Timeless Trinity

War, Clausewitz and the Trinity

War, Clausewitz and the Trinity

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Diplomacy

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Aesthetics

Confrontation, Strategy and War Termination

Confrontation, Strategy and War Termination

War Resistance and Intelligence

War Resistance and Intelligence

Clausewitz's Timeless Trinity

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