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clausewitz: “its absolute form”
In Clausewitz’s view, it is absurd to try to “win” wars by military means alone, because, as he says, no major plan of war can bemade without political understanding and insight. The political setting not only determines the aims and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Marshall, Alvin Toffler, Benny Gantz IDF, Carl von Clausewitz, Clausewitz On War, David Crist The Twilight War, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Frederick the Great, J.J. Graham Clausewitz, kirsten cale, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, martin van creveld, Oliver Cromwell, president eisenhower, rachel corrie, steven metz, The Marshall Plan
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guide to the perplexed: how to lose a war
Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan. What next? How much the academic think-merchants should share in the responsibility for these messy predicaments is not really quantifiable. But judging from what he read and see, the American government would have found a better guide … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Nusra Front, ambassador James Jeffrey, Andrew Tabler, Cardinal Spellman, Clausewitz, Damien Cave, David Crist The Twilight War, Edward Sorel, J.J. Graham Clausewitz, kirsten cale, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Michael Eisenstadt, Moises Saman, Otto Dix, Syria Crisis Bashar Assad, Syria War, The Washington institute
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the hegira: where 622=1
Its always been complicated. The Mohammedan calendar is based on twelve lunar months, or 354 days, and in a Christian century there are about 103 Mohammedan years. And with the Children of Israel? Mohammed’s career shows that the animosity between … Continue reading
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