The great Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, in his
classic "On War," introduced the idea of friction in war. Friction
was one of the most important ideas that Clausewitz put forward.
His application of the term is generally taken to be limited to
events on the field of battle. But had Clausewitz lived to the end
of the 20th century, he undoubtedly would have broadened his
understanding of friction to include the nexus between war and
policy making. He would have done so because his most fundamental
insight, apart from the significance of friction in war, was his
insistence upon the priority of policy over war.
Cimbala applies the concept of friction to a number of 20th
century cases of war and policy making. He also applies it to some
plausible scenarios for the next century. Although many U.S.
military planners and policy makers appear to place their faith in
technology as the sine qua non of success in security and defense
policy, technology can be self defeating and myopic if political
and strategic vision are lacking. For example, the mindless pursuit
of information warfare in all its varieties may convince potential
U.S. opponents that infowar is a cost effective way of negating
U.S. military power. A provocative analysis for scholars, students,
military professionals and other policy makers involved with
strategy and military policy issues.
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