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The ideas of the Prussian military philosopher Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) run like a subterranean river through all of modern military thought. The story of the reception of Clausewitz's ideas in Great Britain and the United States is thus an important and often revealing aspect of the evolution of thinking about war in both countries. Clausewitz in English examines the attitudes and interpretations of commentators ranging from soldiers like the Duke of Wellington, "Wully" Robertson, and Dwight Eisenhower to theorists like Julian Corbett, to journalists and historians like Spenser Wilkinson and Basil Liddell Hart, to a wide range of reformers, special pleaders, and propagandists. The changing way in which Clausewitz's ideas have been received offers some penetrating lessons concerning the manner in which such ideas are ignored, acclaimed, rejected, distorted, or re-transmitted. Bassford's study will also be helpful to anyone seeking an understanding of the message Clausewitz's works convey: It is, after all, historical circumstances rather than the actual content of his work which have led to the wild swings in his reputation, from that of "the apostle of total war" to "the preeminent military and political strategist of limited war in modern times."
Table of Contents: 1. Introduction
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