On War, Indexed Edition

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

ISBN 10: 0691018545 / ISBN 13: 9780691018546

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1989

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1976 Princeton University Press hardcover - 1st edition THUS - 1st printing - minor staining to dust jacket and closed page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2207120004

Bibliografische Details

Titel: On War, Indexed Edition

Verlag: Princeton University Press

Erscheinungsdatum: 1989

Einband: Paperback

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition.

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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:

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. Peter Paret (1924–2020) was 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 received the Pritzker Literary Award for lifetime achievement in military writing. Bernard Brodie (1910–1978), who wrote widely on military and nuclear strategy, was professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles.