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Today's military strategists and tacticians may be familiar with the writings and teachings of Carl von Clausewitz, but "The Strategy Makers: Thoughts on War and Society, 1650-1850" reintroduces readers to the lives and writings of those whose contributions to the study of war and society are just as important. Beginning in the 16th century with Bernardino de Mendoza of Spain, this milestone work examines the writings of 16 of the greatest--and largely unacknowledged--military minds of the modern era, concluding in 19th-century Prussia with Ruhle von Lilienstern, Clausewitz's contemporary....

Der amerikanische Stratege Bernard Brodie nannte Clausewitz'"Vom Kriege" nicht nur das grosste, sondern das einzige wirklich grosse Buch uber den Krieg. Fur Engels war Clausewitz ein Stern erster Ordnung, Marx und Mao haben ihn ein Genie genannt. Trotz dieser ruhmenden Worte ist die Zahl der Menschen, die sein Buch gelesen haben, sehr viel geringer als die derjenigen, die es im Munde fuhren. Beatrice Heuser bietet daher zum einen eine Einfuhrung in die Lekture des Textes, die viele seiner Widerspruche auflost und seine Komplexizitat leichter verstandlich macht. Zum anderen zeigt Heuser...

This collection of essays combines historical research with cutting-edge strategic analysis and makes a significant contribution to the study of the early history of strategic thinking.

There is a debate as to whether strategy in its modern definition existed before Clausewitz or even the early 20th century. The case studies featured in this book show that strategic thinking did indeed exist before the last century, and that there was strategy making, even if there was no commonly agreed word for it. The volume uses a variety of approaches. Firstly, it explores the strategy making...

This collection of essays combines historical research with cutting-edge strategic analysis and makes a significant contribution to the study of the early history of strategic thinking.

There is a debate as to whether strategy in its modern definition existed before Clausewitz or even the early 20th century. The case studies featured in this book show that strategic thinking did indeed exist before the last century, and that there was strategy making, even if there was no commonly agreed word for it. The volume uses a variety of approaches. Firstly, it explores the strategy making...