★★ As the affairs of states continue to evolve into a complex web of interdependence, cooperation, and competition, pressure mounts on states to effectively employ the tools of statecraft to attain their political objects. The contention of this essay is that Carl von Clausewitz implicitly defined grand strategy in his magnum opus, On War, as the... Continua a leggere →
★★★ The Modern Breakthrough In the modern era of the novel Coronavirus plague, a revolutionary concept of the Breakthrough on the battlefield should be contemplated when considering engaging in the friction of war on all fronts. This modernized form of the Breakthrough should be understood and considered within the realm of the objective perspective... Continua a leggere →
★★★★ Though many of the figures central to the reform of the Prussian army and state that took place between the battle of Jena-Auerstadt (1806) and the final defeat of Napoleon (1815) were of humble birth, none came from circumstances more desperate than those of August Neidhardt von Gneisenau. Gneisenau was born on the 27th... Continua a leggere →
★★★ "Our armies might advance a mile a day and slay the Hun in thousands, but the real crux lies in whether we blockade the enemy to his knees, or whether he does the same to us." Admiral David Beatty - January 27, 1917 Imagine this country's sufferings after four years of blockade. The stock of... Continua a leggere →
★★★★ TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE CONDUCT OF LAND WARFARE Technological innovations, many of which were dramatically demonstrated in the Gulf War, are giving rise to what is being called a "military-technical revolution." This "revolution" will have a dramatic effect on the Army and land warfare through five dominant trends: lethality and dispersion; volume and precision... Continua a leggere →
★★★★ This paper was originally presented at the U.S. Army War College Fourth Annual Strategy Conference held February 24-25, 1993, with the assistance of the Office of Net Assessment. The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to publish the paper as part of its Conference Series. Preface Land warfare in the 21st century will be shaped... Continua a leggere →
★★★ Introduction War is a human phenomena that occurs everywhere and has done so throughout the ages. This has given rise to both military history and military theory as fields of study. The relationship between them is not a simple one. At the heart of the problem lies the way in which historical experience can... Continua a leggere →
★★★ The phrase ‘military strategy’ in this article’s title might be a tautology for some, as strategy originally concerned the art or skills of the general.1 However, today, strategy is applied across almost all areas of society with the field of business strategy arguably more vibrant than that of contemporary military strategy. Given such common... Continua a leggere →
★★★★★ Come strumento del regime nazista e della sua politica revisionista ed espansionistica rapidamente affermata, la potenza militare tedesca fu accuratamente messa in scena e celebrata con imponenti parate e altre dimostrazioni già prima della Seconda guerra mondiale. Dall'inizio della guerra fino al 1941, il rapido accumularsi di successi sbalorditivi (le campagne in Polonia nel... Continua a leggere →
★★★ La guerra è intrinsecamente imprevedibile, incerta e non quantificabile. Le intuizioni sono senza tempo e Carl von Clausewitz infarcisce On War di queste comprensioni, ma noi fatichiamo a fare i conti con le implicazioni di queste osservazioni. La necessità di fare previsioni è apparentemente irresistibile, ma gli approcci radicati nel processo o nella generalizzazione... Continua a leggere →
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