Building on the existing corpus of scholarship, this is the first book to apply the Clausewitzian Trinity of 'passion, chance, and reason' to the experience of real war. It explores the depth and validity of the concept against the conflicts of former Yugoslavia - wars thought to epitomise a post-Clausewitzian age. Series Editor(s): Hensel, Professor Howard M. Series: Military Strategy and Operational Art. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550. . 2013. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Clausewitz's Timeless Trinity: A Framework For Modern War (Military Strategy and Operational Art)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2013
Language: English
ISBN 10: 140944287X
ISBN 13: 9781409442875
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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This is the first book to apply the Clausewitzian Trinity of 'passion, chance, and reason' to the experience of real war. It explores the depth and validity of the concept against the conflicts of former Yugoslavia - wars thought to epitomise a post-Clausewitzian age. In doing so it demonstrates the timeless message of the Trinity, but also ties the Trinitarian idea back into Clausewitz's political argument. Intended to build on the existing corpus of scholarship, this book differs from the existing literature in two ways. By applying the Trinity to the wars of former Yugoslavia 1991-1995, it explores war at its micro-foundations, assessing the complex cause-and-effect nexus of reciprocity produced by actions between belligerents embroiled in dynamic competition perpetuated by their own interaction. Providing valuable insights into the complexities of real war fuelled by passion, undermined by chance, and shaped by reason, it is the first study to bridge the Clausewitzian world of theory with real experience. Examining each part of the triad separately, the book explores the multiple manifestations of hostility and chance, before then assessing the influence of these elements on the policies of the belligerents as the war evolved.

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Colin M. Fleming is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

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