On War Volume III - Hardcover

Von Clausewitz, Carl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1646792912 ISBN 13: 9781646792917

Verlag: Cosimo Classics, 2020

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"Everything is very simple in War, but the simplest thing is difficult." -Carl von Clausewitz, On War, 1832

On War is Carl von Clausewitz’ masterpiece on war and military strategy, which was written between 1816 and 1830 and was published posthumously by his wife Marie von Clausewitz (née von Brühl) in 1832.

Three main concepts of war stand out: war should be seen as an instrument of politics; the military objectives in war that support one’s political objectives fall into two types: "war to achieve limited aims" and war to "disarm" the enemy; and the course of war will tend to favor the party with the stronger emotional and political motivations, but especially the defender.

This edition is the classical translation of On War (1873) by Col. J.J. Graham, with an introduction and notes by Colonel F.N. Maude, published in three volumes. A must-read for military historians and theorists, policy makers, and anyone interested in understanding the philosophy and concepts of war.    

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CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ (1780-1831) was a Prussian general and military thinker who fought with the Prussian army in France during the French Revolution and with Russia in the Napoleonic Wars (1806-1815). He became famous as a theorist interested in the examination of war. He wrote On War (1832), and Principles of War (1812). Clausewitz died of cholera while commanding the Prussian army's efforts to contain a pan-European cholera outbreak.

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• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1646792912
• ISBN 13: 9781646792917
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 356
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