Alexander Suvorov vs. Carl von Clausewitz
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Alexander Suvorov
1730 – 1800
Military
Russian Empire
Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire.
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"Speed, Assessment, and Hitting Power: Suvorov's Art of Victory"
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Carl von Clausewitz
1780 – 1831
Military
Kingdom of Prussia
Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz was a Prussian army officer and military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political aspects of waging war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege, though unfinished at his death, is considered a seminal treatise on military strategy and science.
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"...self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment."
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