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Clausewitz Reconsidered
H. P. Willmott and Michael B. Barrett
ISBN: 0-313-36286-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-36286-6
248 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2009
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 11/30/2009)
Media Type: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Description: Carl von Clausewitz's On War is arguably the most important single work ever written on the theory of warfare and military strategy. In Clausewitz Reconsidered, two prominent military historians assess his theories, examining their viability at a time when asymmetric warfare and “war” conducted by and against nonstate actors is increasingly common and state control often ephemeral.

The basis of the book's analysis is an examination of war over the last four centuries, since the Thirty Years' War, including the Cold War and subsequent conflicts. What is discovered is that war is far more endemic and brutal today than when Clausewitz tried to explain it. This volume explores that paradox and shows that if anything, we can anticipate further uncontrolled violence. The authors conclude that Clausewitz and On War have assumed a status akin to holy writ, but are obviously dated. The aim of Clausewitz Reconsidered is to bring the master's theories up to date, providing the current generation with a new basis for thought and analysis.
About the Author: H. P. Willmott is one of the foremost military historians in England, having taught at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, for two decades, as well as at the U.S. National War College, the University of Memphis, Temple University, and The Citadel.

Michael B. Barrett is a professor of history at The Citadel, Charleston, SC, retired brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserve, and author of Operation Albion: The German Conquest of the Baltic Islands.
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