Clausewitz and Malvinas. A point of view on the operational leadership of the land forces in the 1982 war

Abstract

This paper analyzes the Malvinas War from a perspective linked to the operational management of the land military instrument, within the theoretical framework of Clausewitzian thought, given its relevance to essential war issues and, also, because the said conflict was a of the last classic contests of the 20th century. By way of hypothesis, we maintain that the knowledge and practices related to Carl von Clausewitz's theory did not occupy a preponderant place in the training and professional development processes of the generation of senior officers of the Argentine Army with maximum leadership responsibilities for direction the ground forces in the aforementioned war.