On War
(Paperback, Abridged edition)
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Publishing Details
On War
By (Author) Carl Von Clausewitz
Translated by J.J. Graham
Revised by F.N. Maude
Abridged by Louise Willmot
Introduction by Louise Willmot
Series edited by Tom Griffith
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
5th July 1997
5th July 1997
Abridged edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Warfare and defence
History
Political science and theory
355.02
Physical Properties
Paperback
400
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 20mm
250g
Description
The author of this text, the Prussian soldier Carl von Clausewitz, had witnessed at first hand the immense destructive power of the French revolutionary armies which swept across Europe between 1792 and 1815. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare. In both a philosophical and a practical work, Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of a great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive war, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics. His arguments are illustrated with examples drawn from the campaigns of Frederick the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte.
