Applying Clausewitz's Military Theories to Modern Urban Warfare
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bryanrasmussen
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Summary
This article applies Carl von Clausewitz's military theories to analyze modern urban warfare in cities like Fallujah, Kyiv, and Gaza. It examines how Clausewitz's concepts about war as a political instrument and his theories about war's objectives remain relevant to contemporary urban combat scenarios, despite the Prussian general never having experienced modern city warfare.
Key quotes
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While Clausewitz never fought in a city like Fallujah, Kyiv, or Gaza
he would recognize modern urban warfare's core challenges
would find that his theories about war's objective
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