Machiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli was born May 3, 1449 in Florence, Italy. Although not much is known of his early life, he was born to a wealthy, prominent family.[1] Machiavelli had a…
Clausewitz: Friction
Did improvements in modern warfare through technology render Clausewitz’s theories obsolete? On War, from a tactical perspective, did not apply to all the wars fought in the past nor would…
Hardcover
Hardcover edition of Philosophy of War now available at Barns & Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/philosophy-of-war-joel-steele/1137821012?ean=9781725285279
Epistemology
There are two ways for understanding ancient texts associated with religion, theological and historical. This article argues for a distinction between the two disciplines.
Rapprochement
In Philosophy of War I dedicate the last chapter to analyzing and connecting Clausewitz’s theories to the Cold War. A geographical area of importance to the Cold War during this…
Applications for Historical Research
This post seeks to clarify the applications used to write Philosophy of War. As previously mentioned, (see media tab) my inspiration to write this book came from my military background…
