His magnus opus on war is used by military historians, strategists, and politicians to this day. Online journal of anthropology and author of books and essays on anthropology and philosophy. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. Clausewitz expresses herein are not those of napoleonof whom he has often and erroneously been proclaimed the high priest.
We offer this service, not for profit any proceeds go to defray the costs of maintaining this website but as a convenient way for users to track relevant published. He was commissioned to take part in the campaigns of the first coalition against revolutionary france. Militar prusiano burg, magdeburgo, 1780 breslau, silesia, 1831. Before clausewitz left prussia in 1812 to join the russian army and resist napoleon, he prepared an essay on war to leave with the sixteen yearold prussian crown prince friedrich wilhelm later king friedrich wilhelm iv, r. War is the continuation of politics by other means. Moreover, he is the first to write and understand war fully. Price new from used from paperback, 2005 please retry. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and. The clausewitz bookstore is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. Regnery publishing, incorporated, an eagle publishing company, 1997. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition.
On war is the most significant attempt in western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. A prussian soldier and writer, clausewitz is said to have distilled napoleon into theory. On war vom kriege formed only the first three of ten volumes of clausewitzs collected writings and even that collection is incomplete. Nicholas murray and christopher pringle university press of kansas, 2018.
There are other great books on this subject such as those written by machiavelli and sun tzu but this is a theory, a great theory of war. Wallach as most would suspect when studying clausewitz is looking to establish relations between the military and politics. His theories and observations in this work have been heeded by military strategists for nearly two hundred years. Perhaps best known among his numerous pronouncements is that war is a continuation of politics by other means. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Many have considered this to be the bible of military strategy and tactics. Graham 1808 1883 a classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the napoleonic wars. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
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