The Resurrection of Carl von Clausewitz: Part 1

How one German philosopher explains why NATO fell behind

“No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by the war and how he intends to conduct it.”-Carl von Clausewitz

Young Clausewitz in a Russian Army uniform. Source: Clausewitz Society

Carl von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist born in 1781. He spen…