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Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz is recognized as one of the most influential military theorists of all time. His ideas and theories represented in “On War” and their relevance in the 21st century are recurring debates as irregular warfare and asymmetric warfare is on the rise since World War II. While Clausewitz did not write extensively about irregular or asymmetric warfare in “On War”, he did hold lectures on as at the time was called “small war”, where he shared his views about the war on the Spanish guerilla war against Napoleon. In this study, we will examine the nature and tactics described by Clausewitz and draw a comparison regarding modern tactics.
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Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz is recognized as one of the most influential military theorists of all time. His ideas and theories represented in “On War” and their relevance in the 21st century are recurring debates as irregular warfare and asymmetric warfare is on the rise since World War II. While Clausewitz did not write extensively about irregular or asymmetric warfare in “On War”, he did hold lectures on as at the time was called “small war”, where he shared his views about the war on the Spanish guerilla war against Napoleon. In this study, we will examine the nature and tactics described by Clausewitz and draw a comparison regarding modern tactics.

Clausewitz’s Small War in the 21st Century

Ludovika – University of Public Service

Land Forces Academy Review

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Clausewitz’s Small War in the 21 Century

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Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz is recognized as one of the most influential military theorists of all time. His ideas and theories represented in “On...

Clausewitz’s Small War in the 21^st Century

Published Online: Mar 12, 2022

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2022-0001

Keywords
Clausewitz, irregular warfare, small wars, tactics

© 2022 Levente Kováts et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Clausewitz’s Small War in the 21st Century

Published Online: Mar 12, 2022

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2022-0001

KeywordsClausewitz, irregular warfare, small wars, tactics

© 2022 Levente Kováts et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Clausewitz’s Small War in the 21^st Century

Keywords
Clausewitz, irregular warfare, small wars, tactics