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Eftimova Bellinger

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The Strategy Bridge

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Sebastian Junger

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Stanley McChrystal

Gary Johnson

William Woods

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Jeremy Black

David Greene

Paul Scharre

Michael Howard

Eric Greitens

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In this episode, we discuss: -How Vanya found her way to reading, writing, and teaching military history -The importance of reading any text in the context of its writing and publication -The fascinating story of how Vanya came to write about Marie and Karl von Clausewitz -The process of researching and writing her book on Marie -The backgrounds of Marie and Karl and their relationship -How Karl was “so out of Marie’s league” -How much of Marie’s hand we see in On War and his other works -How Karl wrote On War -Vanya’s thoughts on how On War might be different if Karl had lived to see it published -How Karl might respond if he could see how widely his work is used (and abused) today -Vanya’s thoughts on which parts of Clausewitz are most misunderstood -Studying Karl’s other works, including his campaign histories -Karl’s interest in and use of decision games -The profound influence that Gerhard von Scharnhorst had on Karl -Scharnhorst’s background and Vanya’s recent research on him -The influence of Scharnhorst’s Military Society on the Prussian Army -The influence of literary salons on Scharnhorst -What happened at Military Society meetings -How much Western militaries owe to Scharnhorst -The role Scharnhorst had in reforming the Prussian Army after its crushing defeat at Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 -Where listeners should go to start learning more about Scharnhorst and Clausewitz -Vanya’s advice on civilians wanting to get into the world of military matters -Why we all should embrace honesty and humility in our professional work -Why we should debate Clausewitz Links Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of On War by Vanya Bellinger: https://www.amazon.com/Marie-von-Clausewitz-Behind-Making-ebook/dp/B0146Y9T2K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Marie+von+Clausewitz%3A+The+Woman+Behind+the+Making+of+On+War&amp;qid=1589213020&amp;sr=8-1 “Five Things That You Did Not Know About Carl von Clausewitz” by Vanya Bellinger: https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2016/1/5/five-things-you-did-not-know-about-carl-von-clausewitz “Five Things That Helped Carl von Clausewitz Become A Great Strategic Thinker” by Vanya Bellinger: https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2017/4/19/five-things-that-helped-carl-von-clausewitz-become-a-great-strategic-thinker  ‘Introducing #Scharnhorst: The Vision of an Enlightened Soldier “On Experience and Theory”’ by Vanya Bellinger: https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2019/4/1/introducing-scharnhorst-the-vision-of-an-enlightened-soldier-on-experience-and-theory The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805 by Charles E. White: https://www.amazon.com/Enlightened-Soldier-Scharnhorst-Militarische-Gesellschaft/dp/0275929361  ---   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/damien-oconnell/support

In this episode, we discuss: -How Vanya found her way to reading, writing, and teaching military history -The importance of reading any text in the context of its writing and publication -The fascinating story of how Vanya came to write about Marie and Karl von Clausewitz -The process of researching and writing her book on Marie -The backgrounds of Marie and Karl and their relationship -How Karl was “so out of Marie’s league” -How much of Marie’s hand we see in On War and his other works -How Karl wrote On War -Vanya’s thoughts on how On War might be different if Karl had lived to see it published -How Karl might respond if he could see how widely his work is used (and abused) today -Vanya’s thoughts on which parts of Clausewitz are most misunderstood -Studying Karl’s other works, including his campaign histories -Karl’s interest in and use of decision games -The profound influence that Gerhard von Scharnhorst had on Karl -Scharnhorst’s background and Vanya’s recent research on him -The influence of Scharnhorst’s Military Society on the Prussian Army -The influence of literary salons on Scharnhorst -What happened at Military Society meetings -How much Western militaries owe to Scharnhorst -The role Scharnhorst had in reforming the Prussian Army after its crushing defeat at Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 -Where listeners should go to start learning more about Scharnhorst and Clausewitz -Vanya’s advice on civilians wanting to get into the world of military matters -Why we all should embrace honesty and humility in our professional work -Why we should debate Clausewitz Links Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of On War by Vanya Bellinger: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marie-von-Clausewitz-Behind-Making-ebook/dp/B0146Y9T2K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Marie+von+Clausewitz%3A+The+Woman+Behind+the+Making+of+On+War&amp;qid=1589213020&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Marie-von-Clausewitz-Behind-Making-ebook/dp/B0146Y9T2K/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Marie+von+Clausewitz%3A+The+Woman+Behind+the+Making+of+On+War&amp;qid=1589213020&amp;sr=8-1</a> “Five Things That You Did Not Know About Carl von Clausewitz” by Vanya Bellinger: <a href="https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2016/1/5/five-things-you-did-not-know-about-carl-von-clausewitz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2016/1/5/five-things-you-did-not-know-about-carl-von-clausewitz</a> “Five Things That Helped Carl von Clausewitz Become A Great Strategic Thinker” by Vanya Bellinger: <a href="https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2017/4/19/five-things-that-helped-carl-von-clausewitz-become-a-great-strategic-thinker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2017/4/19/five-things-that-helped-carl-von-clausewitz-become-a-great-strategic-thinker</a> ‘Introducing #Scharnhorst: The Vision of an Enlightened Soldier “On Experience and Theory”’ by Vanya Bellinger: <a href="https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2019/4/1/introducing-scharnhorst-the-vision-of-an-enlightened-soldier-on-experience-and-theory" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2019/4/1/introducing-scharnhorst-the-vision-of-an-enlightened-soldier-on-experience-and-theory</a> The Enlightened Soldier: Scharnhorst and the Militarische Gesellschaft in Berlin, 1801-1805 by Charles E. White: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Enlightened-Soldier-Scharnhorst-Militarische-Gesellschaft/dp/0275929361/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+enlightened+soldier&amp;qid=1589213377&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Enlightened-Soldier-Scharnhorst-Militarische-Gesellschaft/dp/0275929361</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/damien-oconnell/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/damien-oconnell/support</a>

#9--Vanya Eftimova Bellinger

Marie Von Clausewitz

Vanya Eftimova Bellinger: Marie Von Clausewitz

CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ

The Strategy Bridge talks with Vanya Eftimova Bellinger about the influence of culture and politics on Carl von Clausewitz.  Vanya Eftimova Bellinger is the author of  Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of On War and is a professor of Clausewitz studies at the Army War College.

The Strategy Bridge talks with Vanya Eftimova Bellinger about the influence of culture and politics on Carl von Clausewitz.  <a href="http://clausewitz.com/blogs/VBellinger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanya Eftimova Bellinger</a> is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Marie-von-Clausewitz-Behind-Making/dp/0190225432/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman Behind the Making of On War</a> and is a professor of Clausewitz studies at the Army War College.

Culture, Politics, and Carl von Clausewitz with Vanya Eftimova Bellinger