The Clash of the Trinities: A New Theoretical Analysis of the General Nature of War

Abstract

War is a state of mind, a way of managing or rearranging social relationships on large scales, a macrocosm of activity, and a term pregnant with presumptions, dark and bloody connotations, and confusion. War, like a family or art, is a human convention or tradition based on primordial drives and social needs; no matter how modern we believe we become, the convention remains part of our legacy and culture even if its manifestations evolve into various nontraditional forms or in unexpected ways.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1056948

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  • David Maurer

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  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Aircrafts
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  • Civil War
  • Department Of Defense
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  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.