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In early modern times, warfare in Europe took on many diverse and overlapping forms. Our notions of `regular¿ and `irregular¿ warfare, of `major war¿ and `small war¿, have their roots in much greater diversity than such binary notions allow for. It is based on a special issue of Small Wars & Insurgencies.

A new edition of this classic work on Napoleon's principles of warfare.

War examines the nature of war and presents a genealogy of Western ideas and practices spanning over 2500 years.

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A comprehensive study of Clausewitz's "On War", first published in 1832 and regarded as a classic study of the nature and conditions of warfare. Heuser shows how to read Clausewitz as well as how others have read him - from the military commanders of World War I to strategists in the nuclear age.

Provides historical context to the Brexit vote.

A ground-breaking examination into the battles that gave birth to the nations of the modern Western world.

A ground-breaking examination into the battles that gave birth to the nations of the modern Western world. This is the first of two volumes looking at battles through the lens of their after-life.

This collection of essays by Prof. Beatrice Heuser combines historical research with cutting-edge analysis and makes a significant contribution to the study of the history of strategic thinking.

Tightly-argued and profoundly thought-provoking, this history considers the birth of the nuclear age and its impact on the world and attitudes to modern warfare.

Wenn es um Afghanistan oder den Irak geht, ist oft die Rede von den »neuen Kriegen«. Asymmetrische Kriege zwischen Aufständischen und regulären Streitkräften gibt es jedoch seit der Antike, lange bevor der Begriff »Guerilla« geprägt wurde. Beatrice Heuser schildert diese Geschichte sachkundig und frei von Romantisierungen. Die Autorin zeigt, dass solche »kleinen« Kriege alten Mustern folgen und oft Teil »großer« Kriege sind. Sie erklärt, wie d...

As European security structures are undergoing transformation in the 1990s it is crucial to examine their origins and rationale: NATO secured peace and facilitated economic and political co-operation, while also becoming the vehicle of national rivalry. This book examines why and how NATO came into existence, and what its strengths and weaknesses were during its formative years. It draws conclusions from these experiences relevant to the refor...

A study of the evolving 'national styles' of conducting insurgencies and counter-insurgency, as influenced by transnational trends, ideas and practices.

As European security structures are undergoing transformation in the 1990s it is crucial to examine their origins and rationale: NATO secured peace and facilitated economic and political co-operation, while also becoming the vehicle of national rivalry. This book examines why and how NATO came into existence, and what its strengths and weaknesses were during its formative years. It draws conclusions from these experiences relevant to the refor...

In early modern times, warfare in Europe took on many diverse and overlapping forms. Our modern notions of `regular¿ and `irregular¿ warfare, of `major war¿ and `small war¿, have their roots in much greater diversity than such binary notions allow for. Insurgencies have become conceptually fused with `small wars¿. There is much overlap between the phenomena of irregular warfare in the sense of special operations alongside regular operations, a...

This book considers the extent to which national mentalities, or 'ways of war', are responsible for 'national styles' of insurgency and counterinsurgency. Through case studies ranging from British, American and French counterinsurgency to the IRA and the Taliban, this book shows how these 'national styles' evolve, influenced by transnational trends, ideas and practices.

Ein großer Wurf, seit langem erwartet: die Geschichte des strategischen Denkens bis zur Gegenwart, verfasst von einer erstrangigen Kennerin. Über die Entwicklung von Strategie zu schreiben, ist eine Herausforderung. Der Inhalt des Begriffs hat sich im Laufe der Geschichte erheblich verändert. Nicht mehr die bloße Kunst des Feldherrn (des strategós) ist Strategie. Ihr Inhalt wird heute vielmehr durch gesellschaftliche Institutionen, Normen und...

Der amerikanische Stratege Bernard Brodie nannte Clausewitz'"Vom Kriege" nicht nur das größte, sondern das einzige wirklich große Buch über den Krieg. Für Engels war Clausewitz ein Stern erster Ordnung, Marx und Mao haben ihn ein Genie genannt. Trotz dieser rühmenden Worte ist die Zahl der Menschen, die sein Buch gelesen haben, sehr viel geringer als die derjenigen, die es im Munde führen. Beatrice Heuser bietet daher zum einen eine Einführung...

This magisterial account traces the history of Western thinking about strategy from antiquity to the present day. Assessing sources from Vegetius onwards, and with a particular focus on strategy since the Napoleonic Wars, Heuser explores themes ranging across land, sea, air, nuclear and total warfare.

This book reintroduces readers to the lives and writings of the greatest military minds of the modern era, writers whose ideas and teachings continue to shape the conduct of war in the 21st century.The word "strategy" only came into usage in West European languages after the work of a Byzantine emperor was translated around the time of the French Revolution. Nevertheless, there was writing on strategy - relating political aims to the use of th...