Dead Karl Still Has the Floor
Clausewitz and the Curse of the Field Grade Philosopher
Dead Karl Still Has the Floor: Clausewitz and the Curse of the Field Grade Philosopher
Ah yes—Dead Karl, the Prussian war nerd who never heard a radio call, saw a JDAM, or ran a TOC, and yet somehow still lectures every field grade officer in the U.S. military. You can’t swing a laminated mission statement at CGSC without hitting a Clausewitz quote. And for good reason: the guy nailed it centuries ago. War isn’t just blowing stuff up—it’s blowing stuff up on purpose, for political gain, while everything around you catches fire, breaks down, or wanders off the objective.
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