doi:10.3849/1802-7199

CHARACTER OF WAR: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT?

Analyzing the logic and utility of the approaches employed for the understanding of war

Samuel ŽILINČÍK, Ivo PIKNER, Jaroslav STANĚK

Strategic theory dictates that an understanding of a war’s character is imperative for the achievement of victory in strategic practice. This article identifies and analyses extant approaches to the understanding of war. These approaches include categorization, strategic analysis and historical comparison. A theoretical analysis accompanied by illustrative cases indicates that one can achieve the most in-depth understanding of a war’s character by combining strategic analysis and historical comparison, though the process of achieving such understanding is difficult and time-consuming.

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Keywords

War; strategy; category; strategic analysis; historical comparison.


Title in English:

CHARACTER OF WAR: HOW TO UNDERSTAND IT?
Analyzing the logic and utility of the approaches employed for the understanding of war

Title in Czech:

CHARAKTER VOJNY: AKO MU POROZUMIEŤ?
Analýza logiky a užitočnosti prístupov využívaných k porozumeniu vojne

Type:

Article

Author(s):

Samuel ŽILINČÍK, Ivo PIKNER, Jaroslav STANĚK

Language:

Slovak

Abstract:

English/Slovak

Journal:

Obrana a strategie

Publisher:

University of Defence

ISSN:

1802-7199 (online)

DOI:

10.3849/1802-7199.23.2023.01.109-125

Issue:

Volume 23, Number 1 (June 2023)

Pages:

109-125

Received:

28.02.2023

Accepted:

15.05.2023

Published online:

25.06.2023

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