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Gods and Mortals: Building a Universal Theory of War
Explaining Prussia's defeat and Russia's triumph over Napoleon
Jul 9 • 
Kiran Pfitzner
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Dead Carl Lives! - Why Clausewitz Endures
Reading and understanding Clausewitz is worth your time
Dec 11, 2024 • 
Kiran Pfitzner
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The Struggle for Civilian Control in Bismarck's Germany
The Limits of the Military Profession Part 1: Prussia-Germany 1808-1871
Sep 10, 2024 • 
Kiran Pfitzner
 and 
Secretary of Defense Rock
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Realism and Reality — The Limitations of Theory
"Realists" have fallen into the same trap as French Generals before WWI
Jul 24, 2024 • 
Kiran Pfitzner
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The Fog of War and Value of Ambiguity
Macron's Comments, and the Value of Ruling Nothing Out
Mar 6, 2024 • 
Kiran Pfitzner
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Ukraine Should Make Use of the "Superior Form of War"
Why Ukraine Should Adopt a Limited Defensive War to Achieve Total Victory
Feb 20, 2024 • 
Kiran Pfitzner
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Russia's Bakhmut Blunder
A Clausewitzian Perspective on the Reasons Behind Russia's Costly Mistake
Jun 12, 2023 • 
Kiran Pfitzner
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Culmination in Ukraine and Its Misinterpretation
What ISW Gets Wrong, and the True Importance of Culmination
May 28, 2023 • 
Kiran Pfitzner
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