Clausewitz's Timeless Trinity - Couverture rigide

Fleming, Colin M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 140944287X ISBN 13 : 9781409442875

Editeur : Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Colin M. Fleming is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 140944287X
• ISBN 13: 9781409442875
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 218
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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