Clausewitz, an eminent Prussian military figure, never finished this work on the fundamentals of war and its political aspects. His wife Marie had the manuscript published in 1832 a year after his death. Although many of the examples are dated, few books on the topic have approached its depth and originality, and the book is considered a classic.
The author of this text, the Prussian soldier Carl von Clausewitz, had witnessed at first hand the immense destructive power of the French revolutionary armies which swept across Europe between 1792 and 1815. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare. In both a philosophical and a practical work, Clausewitz ...
Prussian general and military philosopher Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) founded the modern basis for the systematic study of war as a field of human knowledge. This volume presents the main thoughts of Clausewitz in brief but adequate form to serve as an introduction to, and summation of, his concepts regarding the broader problems of war and ...
This account of Napoleon's disastrous Russian campaign is by the author of the famous treatise, On War. A preface by the original 19th century translator precedes the editor's preface.
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