Clausewitzian Concepts and Their Relevance to Modern Warfare Experiences in Operations Other Than War.

Abstract

Modern warfare experiences especially in operations other than war have forced us to rethink many of our traditional concepts. This rethinking has included thoughts propounded by Carl von Clausewitz in his book On War. This study explores certain Clausewitzian concepts and relates them to the UN peacekeeping operations in Somalia from 15 August 1992 until 31 March 1994. It argues that while warfare experiences have changed, there is still continuity between Clausewitz's philosophy on the nature of war and today's operations other than war. War is a human experience and remains so even today. That commonality of human interaction transcends eras and gives timelessness to concepts found in On War.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308960

Entities

People

  • Mark J. Redlinger

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Peacekeeping
  • Philosophy
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Translations
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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