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Joshua
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Well I'm reading it now because I'd like to read something more low-key on the bus.
Overall my idea of Clausewitz is one of sadness. He never felt like he achieved what he wanted to. Is that the philosophy of geniuses? That their work will never truly be completed?
Also I'm super jealous on how he supposedly devoured through books where I can barely read 20 pages without getting tired.
— Jan 20, 2022 09:12AM
Overall my idea of Clausewitz is one of sadness. He never felt like he achieved what he wanted to. Is that the philosophy of geniuses? That their work will never truly be completed?
Also I'm super jealous on how he supposedly devoured through books where I can barely read 20 pages without getting tired.
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Joshua
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These pages look at how Clausewitz argues against Bülow's views of warfare by arguing strategy means nothing without fighting and battle means nothing without the overall war. Howard also looks at how Clausewitz and Scharnhorst argues that Napoleonic France was successful due to their political reforms. They did not need to worry about money or manpower limitations and the population was happy to continue fighting.
— Dec 19, 2021 11:22AM
Joshua
is on page 15 of 96
Howard's main goal is to show how outdated conceptions of early 1800s warfare is still relevant in On War. From the short biography Howard shows, Clausewitz had an almost tragic life. He never really obtained the glory he desired and was just off the mark. In his attempt to be anti-French he betrayed his own king. I guess it also shows a lesson in loyalty over blind hatred.
— Dec 18, 2021 12:15PM
