Clausewitz
a very short introduction
$27.94
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2002
Summary
Clausewitz: On War, Explained
Karl von Clausewitz’s On War is considered by many to be the definitive work on the subject. Bernard Brodie called it “not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war.”
Despite being written during a time when firearms had limited range, Clausewitz’s insights remain remarkably relevant. Michael Howard clarifies Clausewitz’s ideas by examining his experiences as a soldier during the Napoleonic Wars and the intellectual climate of his era.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192802576 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192802577 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Michael Howard |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2002 |
| Weight: | 89g |
| Dimensions: | 176mm x 113mm x 7mm |
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Critics Review
Review from previous edition 'as a synthesis of Clausewitz scholarship this studycan hardly be faulted''English Historical Review‘a delightful introduction to the paradoxes and insights of this passionate rationalist.“London Review of Books
About The Author
Michael Howard
Sir Michael Howard has held the Chair of War Studies at King’s College London, the Chichele Chair of History of War and the Regius Chair of Modern History at Oxford, and the Robert A. Lovett Chair of Military and Naval History at Yale. His works include The Franco-Prussian War, The Causes of Wars, War and the Liberal Conscience, The Lessons of History, and War in European History. Together with Professor Peter Paret he edited and translated Clausewitz, On War.
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