On War

Carl von Clausewitz; Michael Eliot Howard [Translator]; Peter Paret [Translator]; Bernard Brodie [Commentary];

ISBN 10: 0691056579 / ISBN 13: 9780691056579

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1984

Beschreibung

Octavo. xii, 732 pp. Custom binding. Handsomely bound in quarter maroon leather over marbled boards. Marbled endpapers, gilt ruled, raised bands. Fine binding and cover. Clean and unmarked pages. On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since its first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. A wonderful addition for the military scholar or the armchair general. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1710030006

Bibliografische Details

Titel: On War

Verlag: Princeton University Press

Erscheinungsdatum: 1984

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Like New

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Inhaltsangabe:

On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Peter Paret is professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His many books include Clausewitz in His Time, The Cognitive Challenge of War (Princeton), and Clausewitz and the State (Princeton). He is a recipient of the Pritzker Literary Award for lifetime achievement in military writing. Michael Howard (1922–2019) was a leading British military historian who held professorships at the University of Oxford and Yale University. His many books included The Franco-Prussian War and War in European History. Bernard Brodie (1910–1978), who wrote widely on military and nuclear strategy, was professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles.