CiNii 図書 - Masters of war : classical strategic thought

Masters of War is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clausewitz and Sun Tzu and to a lesser extent by Jomini and Machiavelli. Brushing stereotypes aside, the author takes a fresh look at what these strategic thinkers actually said - not what they are widely believed to have said. He finds that despite their apparent differences in terms of time, place, cultural background and level of material/technological development, all had much more in common than is previously supposed. In fact, the central conclusion of this book is that the logic of waging war and of strategic thinking is as universal and timeless as human nature itself. This second, enlarged, edition contains a new chapter on the Clausewitzian principles of continuity and the culminating point of victory. There are also six new appendices.

Strategy - past theories, modern practice
comparing Sun Tzu and Clausewitz
Sun Tzu, Clausewitz and the study of war
the definition of war - a question of the level of analysis
"Attacking the Enemy's Plans" and the concept of the "Centre of Gravity" - Eastern psychology and Western mechanics
the primacy of politics and the military commander
the ratinal calculus of war - correlating ends and means
the first element of the paradoxical trinity - the people in arms
the ideal and the real - victory without bloodshed and the search for the decisive battle
numerical superiority and victory
the principle of continuity and the culminating point of victory - the contradictory nature of war
deception, surprise and intelligence
the role of the military leader
the temperament of the military leader
the battle environment and the intuition of the military leader
boldness and calculation. Appendices: 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"
the problem of the level of analysis and the tacticization of strategy
Machiavelli and Clausewitz on the role of the people in war
Clausewitz and the principle of concentration.

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