Clausewitzian Friction and Future War,

Abstract

Contents include: The Once and Future Problem of General Friction; Clausewitz's Development of the Unified Concept of a General Friction; Scharnhorst's Clarity About War As It Actually Is; Clausewitz's Mature Concept of General Friction; Friction Before, During, and After Desert Storm; The Intractability of Strategic Surprise; The Inaccessibility of Critical Information; Evolutionary Biology As A Source of Friction and Exemplar for Theory; 'Situation Awareness' in Air to Air Combat and Friction; Nonlinearity and A Modern Taxonomy of General Friction; and Implications for Future War, Its Theory, and Its Conduct.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA316730

Entities

People

  • Barry D. Watts

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Information Systems
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • Situational Awareness
  • Students
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies