by Lynn C. Rees | Apr 16, 2014 | Monitor
[by Lynn Rees] Angellism before Angell, at the dawn of the French Revolution: French military might strode defiantly across the land, contemptuous of the political calculus with which other governments anxiously weighed enmities and alliances, weakening the forces of...
by AdamElkus | Feb 26, 2014 | Monitor
(by Adam Elkus) A while ago, Lynn Rees and I discussed whether the concept of a culminating point was something that occurred more generally outside of warfare. One of the key aspects of a Clausewitzian understanding of war and strategy in general is the transience of...
by Dale C. Eikmeier | Jul 2, 2013 | Monitor
By: Dale C. Eikmeier Because we love Carl von Clausewitz and the center of gravity concept, we need to grant them a divorce- for our sake.
by Frank Hoffman and Michael C. Davies | Jun 10, 2013 | Monitor
By: Frank Hoffman and Michael C. Davies Our doctrine overlooks the essence of war as a human enterprise. This article explores how to rectify this within the context of supporting the evolution of the U.S. military towards Joint…
by Nicholas Murray | Apr 10, 2013 | Monitor
By: Nicholas Murray If physical success on the battlefield cannot be translated into part of a larger aim, it is largely irrelevant even if it does a great deal of…