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This 3 page paper examines the work of Clausewitz through the eyes of Harry Summers. The Tet Offensive is used as an example. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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theories. He took a dialectical approach to analysis. In general, Clausewitz (1982) sees war as something more than one conflict. He evaluates it as a series of events that occur
across time (Clausewitz, 1982). Yet, he simplifies things, which makes some of his material quite beautiful, and also easy to understand. He writes: "War is nothing but a duel
on an extensive scale" (Clausewitz, 1982, p. 101). By using simplistic notions, there is, at least to an extent, a sense that war may be understood through metaphors and other
comparisons, but the author does delve deeper into the matter and things become quite complex. In fact, it is sometimes difficult for ordinary individuals to understand this author. In light
of that, a student writing on this subject asks: " Does Harry Summers understand Clausewitz?" Harry Summers has written a book entitled On Strategy, which evaluates the Vietnam War. In
the context of this work, Summers does mention Clausewitz quite a bit. Yet, does he really comprehend Clausewitz? Summers (1995) suggests that Clausewitz came up with the idea that it
is a fallacy to suggest that war is a rational act waged by government. He quotes Clausewitz as writing: "When we speak of destroying the enemys forces, we must emphasize
that nothing obliges us to limit this idea to physical forces: the moral element must also be considered" (qtd. in Summers, 1995, p. 19). Summers (1995) applies that sentiment, along
with others, to explain the Tet Offensive. The Tet Offensive was quite a controversial incident in Vietnam. DeMalio (1993) comments: "...the Tet Offensive of 1968 changed the course of
that war. Probably one of the most ironic campaigns in the history of warfare, it was both a smashing U.S. military victory and a crushing political defeat" (p.32). What was
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