Comments on: Clausewitz and his critics http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2008/09/clausewitz-and-his-critics/ Wed, 16 May 2012 14:07:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Clausewitz and you: Life strategy « The Hannibal Blog http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2008/09/clausewitz-and-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-3703 Clausewitz and you: Life strategy « The Hannibal Blog Fri, 29 May 2009 17:34:33 +0000 http://kingsofwar.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-3703 [...] profound work on strategy ever, thanks to the thoughtful analysis of people such as Kenneth Payne, Patrick Porter and David Betz at King’s College in [...] [...] profound work on strategy ever, thanks to the thoughtful analysis of people such as Kenneth Payne, Patrick Porter and David Betz at King’s College in [...]

]]> By: Jason http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2008/09/clausewitz-and-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-3702 Jason Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:17:17 +0000 http://kingsofwar.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-3702 Ditto to all above. Hated the article, thought he was really stretching to make his case Ditto to all above. Hated the article, thought he was really stretching to make his case

]]> By: conceição http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2008/09/clausewitz-and-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-3701 conceição Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:50:43 +0000 http://kingsofwar.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-3701 um bom blog um bom blog

]]> By: Laleh http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2008/09/clausewitz-and-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-3700 Laleh Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:19:18 +0000 http://kingsofwar.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-3700 Nevermind about Meilinger's misreading of Clausewitz. I think it is hilariously alarming how he traces the war-fighting characteristics of non-European guerrillas to the brutality of gorrillas. Was that a stroke of linguistic insight that led him to this utter load of nonsense? Nevermind about Meilinger’s misreading of Clausewitz. I think it is hilariously alarming how he traces the war-fighting characteristics of non-European guerrillas to the brutality of gorrillas. Was that a stroke of linguistic insight that led him to this utter load of nonsense?

]]> By: Guy de Loimbard http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2008/09/clausewitz-and-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-3699 Guy de Loimbard Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:19:14 +0000 http://kingsofwar.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-3699 Thanks for this excellent, balanced note. Thanks for this excellent, balanced note.

]]> By: James http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2008/09/clausewitz-and-his-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-3698 James Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:53:48 +0000 http://kingsofwar.wordpress.com/?p=573#comment-3698 Meilinger's article seems to be almost a parody rather than a serious argument. Even in the Paret/Howard translation Clausewitz' arguments tend be long, detailed and hedged with qualifiers and elaborations, for Meilinger they are one or two phrases, quickly dismissed. Any argument reduced to a slogan is going to look trite. While I don' t think Clausewitz is everywhere and always applicable it is a useful deeply thought out philosophical musing on the nature of war which can occasionally yield surprising insights. If this is the best the anti-clausewitzians can come up with then the old Prussian has little to worry about. Meilinger’s article seems to be almost a parody rather than a serious argument. Even in the Paret/Howard translation Clausewitz’ arguments tend be long, detailed and hedged with qualifiers and elaborations, for Meilinger they are one or two phrases, quickly dismissed.
Any argument reduced to a slogan is going to look trite.

While I don’ t think Clausewitz is everywhere and always applicable it is a useful deeply thought out philosophical musing on the nature of war which can occasionally yield surprising insights. If this is the best the anti-clausewitzians can come up with then the old Prussian has little to worry about.

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