Jomini and Clausewitz
Over the years, many doctrines have seen the light regarding military doctrine. While some of these theories have worked well in tandem, others have diverged and suggested different approaches to explaining the various arts and Continue Reading...
As it has been said by David Chandler, "the airy Kantian generalization of Clausewitz has held on for quite some time now." Another reason can be the fact that in a world that seems to have freed itself from the fundamental ideological conflicts and Continue Reading...
On War, Statecraft and Sustainability
As Clark (2008) points out, sustainability has been defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development as the capability of meeting “the needs of the present without compromising the ability of Continue Reading...
Military Theory: Jomini on Napoleon
The objective of this study is to use the Campaign of 1813 culminating in the battle of Leipzig and to identify and analyze both the critical points and decisive points that Antoine-Henri Jomini in his 'Principles Continue Reading...
Tomorrow when War began: Homer's perspective
Writing a few years after the event when I am quite an elderly man and musing about the account that somehow or other made its way back into the past and interested an exceptionally large audience (many Continue Reading...
The Past Present and Future of Warfare Impact of Technology and Strategy
Introduction
Military tactics and strategies are essential in warfare. Without the right tactics and strategy, it is impossible to win wars. By definition, military strategy is Continue Reading...
Developments in Air Doctrine from 1903 to the End of World War IIAir doctrine is essentially an innovation of the 20th Century whose origin can be traced back to 1903 when the Wright brothers flew the first airplane (Bakshi, 1999). However, the first Continue Reading...
New Technology/Changes in Warfare from End of French Revolution/Napoleonic Wars to American Civil War Beginning
Warfare Change in Technology
In France, reforms began after the great Seven-Year-long war. The war ended in French calamity in1763. Evi Continue Reading...