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On War (Oxford World's Classics) Paperback - 2007

by Carl von Clausewitz


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On War is one of the most important books ever written on the subject of war. Clausewitz, a Prussian officer who fought against the French during the Napoleonic Wars, sought to understand and analyze the phenomenon of war so that future leaders could conduct and win conflicts more effectively.
He studied the human and social factors that affect outcomes, as well as the tactical and technological ones. He understood that war was a weapon of government, and that political purpose, chance, and enmity combine to shape its dynamics. On War continues to be read by military strategists,
politicians, and others for its timeless insights.
This abridged edition by Beatrice Heuser, using the acclaimed translation by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, selects the central books in which Clausewitz's views on the nature and theory of war are developed. Heuser's introduction explains the originality of Clausewitz's ideas, his education and
background, and summarizes his key theories, while explanatory notes provide further information on the historical examples Clausewitz cites

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I PROPOSE to consider first the various elements of the subject, next its various parts or sections, and finally the whole in its internal structure.

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  • Title On War (Oxford World's Classics)
  • Author Carl von Clausewitz
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 336
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
  • Date February 26, 2007
  • ISBN 9780192807168

About the author


Beatrice Heuser is Professor of at the University of the German Federal Armed Forces, Munich. Michael Howard is a Professor of Military and Naval History at Yale University. Peter Paret is Professor Emeritus of Modern European History at the Institute of Advance Studies, Princeton.
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