Issues in Strategic Thought - From Clausewitz to Al-Qaida

Ever since the quickening of social and technological change that began during the Napoleonic era, there have been many strategic debates inspired by those developments. Six are discussed in this thesis: - Jomini vs. Clausewitz - How useful are principles of war?- Mahan vs. Mackinder - Is either land or sea power inherently more valuable for achieving national aims?- Bernhardi vs. Bloch - Did industrialization make war an impractical endeavor?- Douhet vs. Mitchell - What is the role of air ...