Book contents
- War’s Logic
- Cambridge Military Histories
- War’s Logic
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I First Principles and Modern War
- Part II The Revolt of the Strategy Intellectuals
- Part III The Counterrevolution of the Military Intellectuals
- 6 Henry Eccles and the Reform of Strategic Theory
- 7 J. C. Wylie and Strategy as Control
- 8 Harry Summers and the Principles of War
- Part IV The Insurrection of the Operational Artists
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
6 - Henry Eccles and the Reform of Strategic Theory
from Part III - The Counterrevolution of the Military Intellectuals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2021
- War’s Logic
- Cambridge Military Histories
- War’s Logic
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I First Principles and Modern War
- Part II The Revolt of the Strategy Intellectuals
- Part III The Counterrevolution of the Military Intellectuals
- 6 Henry Eccles and the Reform of Strategic Theory
- 7 J. C. Wylie and Strategy as Control
- 8 Harry Summers and the Principles of War
- Part IV The Insurrection of the Operational Artists
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 6 analyzes the thinking of Henry Eccles, one of America’s underappreciated military intellectuals. It describes his life and his "America," which again was the golden age of the middle class. It discusses how Eccles and his colleagues led a counterrevolution against the revolt of Brodie and the other strategy intellectuals. Eccles stressed rigorous examination of all principles and concepts. This chapter also explains Eccles’s model of war’s nature, which, though largely traditional, included traces of the modern model and incorporated a broader perspective that saw war not just as an extension of human competitiveness but of competition among social groups.
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- War's LogicStrategic Thought and the American Way of War, pp. 113 - 129Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021