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On War (Abridged ed)

Clausewitz, Carl vonWillmot, Louise(Introduction by)Maude, F.N.(Revised by)Willmot, Louise(Abridged by)Graham, J.J.(Translated by)Griffith, Tom(Series edited by)
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Translated by J.J. Graham, revised by F.N. Maude Abridged and with an Introduction by Louise Willmot. On War is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war.

Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, 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. On War is both a philosophical and practical work in which Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of the great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive warfare, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics.

His arguments are illustrated with vivid examples drawn from the campaigns of Frederick the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte. For the student of society as well as the military historian, On War remains a compelling and indispensable source.

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Wordsworth Editions Ltd
1853264822 / 9781853264825
Paperback / softback
355.02
05/07/1997
United Kingdom
English
400 pages
129 x 198 mm, 250 grams
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