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Title: The Art of War by Antoine Henri Jomini, Charles Messenger, Antoine Henri De Jomini ISBN: 1-85367-249-1 Publisher: Greenhill Press Pub. Date: September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: "War does not make one great"
Comment: Said an other eastern philospher, which seems to sum up Sun's thesis that true leadership is achieveing your nation's goals without resorting to war. what is fansinating in this work though is the degree that western and eastern armies differ. While many eastern armies were crushed by the abstract and seemingly faceless beast of the western style (Rome's legions, the British empire, ect.) the West has had trobule countering both the stuborn and flexable nature of Eastern fighting "an army is like a snake, attack its head and the tail will strike you. attack its tail and its head will strike. attack the center and both the head and the tail will strike" (the Persians learned that the hard way at Marthon). The crux of Tzu is that of understanding human nature and how it effects an army. Like general Shermen, he believed that an army has a "soul" and that it is not the death of men or lose of men that win or lose wars, but rather the presivation or devestation of this "soul".
Another point he hits on is the use of unconventinal tatics. Intreastingly, I first came across his work in Once an Eagle, where Sam (the hero) goes to China (in the 40's) and sees first hand the extent that Tzu is revlent in today's world.
Rating: 4
Summary: A classic of military thinking
Comment: The Civil War group I belong to structured an entire weekend seminar for hobbyists around Jomini. He's not exciting reading, but his influence on military thinking was profound. The tactics of the American Civil War grow organically out of Jomini and those who interpreted him (especially Mahan, who was one of the principle instructors at West Point prior to the war and an influence on an entire generation of officers who served on both sides).
Rating: 4
Summary: historically dense, but still a classic
Comment: Jomini dominated the military strategy scene for most of the 19th century, surpassing even Clausewitz, who did not achieve great fame and was not too widely read outside of Germany until the 20th century. American military thought was dominated by this Swiss strategist, and The Art of War was required reading at West Point--nearly all the Civil War generals were read in Jomini, and Grant was rumored to have carried a copy in his pocket during the Virginia campaign. Jomini's work is not exactly the easiest of reads, especially since it assumes more than a working knowledge of the wars of Europe, particularly of Napoleon, and is loaded with historical examples. Too, its discussion of geometric forms and lines and points and the like can sometimes be confusing. Nevertheless, some of the history can be skimmed (skipped if you're desperate), and reading will still be profitable. For much of the strategy is delineated in concrete form separate from the historical case studies. In essence, Jomini's strategy comes down to concentration against the enemy's decisive points, preferably placing one's entire force against fractions of the enemy's. It is essential not only to understanding modern military thought generally (Jomini influenced other strategists--Mahan, for example) but also to understanding the American Civil War. While maneuvers such as Pickett's Charge seem no less pointless, the reasons for them become much more lucid.
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Title: On War by Karl Von Clausewitz, Carl Von Clausewitz, Carl Von Clausewitz, Anatol Rapoport ISBN: 0140444270 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: November, 1982 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Strategy by Basil Henry Liddell Hart, B. H. Liddell Hart, Basil H. Liddell-Hart ISBN: 0452010713 Publisher: Meridian Books Pub. Date: April, 1991 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy by Russell Frank Weigley ISBN: 025328029X Publisher: Indiana University Press Pub. Date: January, 1978 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Makers of Modern Strategy from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age by Peter Paret, Gordon A. Craig ISBN: 0691027641 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 March, 1986 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Moltke on the Art of War : Selected Writings by Daniel Hughes ISBN: 0891415750 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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