Azar gat, the origins of military thought from the enlightenment to clausewitz oxford. Fuller, liddell hart, douhet, and other modernists oxford up, 1998. He echoes the view that it refers to violence, chance, and politics. In this truly global study, major military historian azar gat sets out to unravel the riddle of war throughout human history, from the early huntergatherers right. Examining the development of eighteenthcentury military. From the enlightenment to the cold war oxford up, 2001 war in a changing world, coedited with zeev maoz michigan up, 2001 war in human civilization oxford up, 2006. He has published widely in the field of military strategy and thought, including a history of military thought. Azar gat is ezer weitzman professor of national security in the department of. Azar gat is a professor of national security in the department of political science at tel aviv university. From the ideas of clausewitz to contemporary doctrines of containment and cold war, this is a definitive history of modern military thought. The origins of military thought from the enlightenment to clausewitz oxford up, 1989 the development of military thought. His books include the origins of military thought from the enlightenment to clausewitz 1989, the development of military thought. Azar gat similarly defines the remarkable trinity in the origins of military thought. Gat here demonstrates the extent to which culture affects military theory by relating a series of military thinkers to their cultural backgrounds.
This scholarly and original study of military thought during the nineteenth century, continues and expands the themes azar gat explored in the origins of military thought. The origins of military thought from the enlightenment to. The unity of the phenomenon of war, that is, the constitutive element. A onevolume collection of azar gats acclaimed trilogy, it traces the quest for a general theory of. From the enlightenment to the cold war, authorazar gat, year2002. The development of military thought azar gat oxford.
The cult of the offensive refers to a strategic military dilemma in which leaders believe that offensive advantages are so great that a defending force would have no hope of repelling the attack and therefore choose to attack. War, strategy, and military effectiveness cambridge, 2011. The nineteenth century, and fascist and liberal visions of war. A onevolume collection of azar gat s acclaimed trilogy, it traces the quest for a general theory of war from its origins in the enlightenment. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. New post fulltext search for articles, highlighting downloaded books, view pdf in a browser and download history correction in our blog. The enlightenment and the origins of modern military thought. The reception of clausewitzian theory in angloamerican military thought, 18151945. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The importance of history to the military profession cambridge, 2006. Machiavelli and the classical notion of the lessons of history in the study of war part i. Azar gat, the origins of military thought from the. Oxford university press, 1994 that appeared in war in history, 1995, vol.
From the enlightenment to the cold war, also published by oxford. The german movement, clausewitz, and the origins of the german military school 5. I borrow from frederick engels the title of his spirited riposte to militarytechnicist accounts of the uni. Contemporary strategy in historical perspective cambridge, 20. Azar gats penetrating analysis uncovers the intellectual assumptions and picture of the past which underlay military policy and practice. British armour theory and the rise of the panzer arm. This book sheds new light on the origins and nature of mod. Eventually the term became so detached from its military origins to be applied to all fields of human endeavor from sports to business,4 which is why it has now become necessary to talk of military strategy as a sub. A history of military thought from the enlightenment to the cold war azar gat a 359228 oxford university press. Azar gat is ezer weitzman professor of national security in the department of political science at tel aviv university.
It is most often used to explain the causes of world war i and the subsequent heavy losses that occurred year after year, on all sides, during the fighting. The search for a general theory of war from the military thinkers of the enlightenment to clausewitz. Machiavelli and the classical notion of the lessons of. From the enlightenment to the cold war oxford, 2001, 2796. This scholarly and original study of military thought during the nineteenth century focuses on the wider conceptions of war, strategy, and military theory which dominated the west in this period. The nineteenth century 1992, fascist and liberal visions of war 1998, british armour theory and the rise of the panzer arm. Only later did it become concerned with the relationship between military means and political ends. From the enlightenment to the cold war by gat, azar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The origins of military thought from the enlightenment to clausewitz, the development of military thought.
History of modern strategic thought international ma in. This ebook sheds new mild at the origins and nature of recent army pondering. The development of military thought by azar gat waterstones. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. The nineteenth century oxford up, 1992 fascist and liberal visions of war. The present volume spans the period from the aftermath of the napoleonic era to the outbreak of the first world war. Azar gat is associate professor in the department of political science, tel aviv university, israel. Within the last two years historians and students of war have thought hard and written extensively about what the us military community now calls the revolution in military affairs rma. In this scholarly and original study of military thought during the nineteenth century azar gat continues and expands the themes he explored in his previous book, the origins of military thought from the enlightenment to clausewitz oxford historical monographs, 1989. In this truly global study of war and civilization, azar gat.
Historian azar gat, in origins of military thought, traces the phenomenon to the french enlightenment, where there was a cohesion among the military philosophes, in what they wanted to achieve. The origins of military thought from the enlightenment to clausewitz. Over the years he has broadened his scope to include causes, especially the prehistoric causes of war. Fuller, liddell hart, douhet, and other modernists. A onevolume collection of azar gats acclaimed trilogy, it traces the quest for a general theory of war from its origins in the enlightenment.
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