Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This penguin classics edition is edited with an introduction by anatol rapoport. His magnus opus on war is used by military historians, strategists, and politicians to this day. Read in english by timothy ferguson perhaps the most famous work on the philosophy of war, and the effective use of military force, by a european author.
In his book vom kriege on war the expression is explained. The translation of clausewitzs on war is the 1943 version done by german literary scholar o. Clausewitzs on war and sun tzus art of war in one volume. If you need a pdf version, use this authorized version. For americans, most of whom have not felt the hard hand of war, and whose policy makers seem to believe that drones and air strikes are all that are needed to solve the problems of war, clausewitzs warning at the very beginning of on war deserves the closest attention. Kenneth payne, kcl it is quite clear how greatly the objective nature of war makes it a matter of assessing probabilities. On war vom kriege is one of the great works of military strategy and theory in history, standing among such great works as the art of war.
This collection of documents includes, in a modern english translation, the whole of clausewitzs study, the. Graham 1808 1883 a classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the napoleonic wars. Clausewitzs conception of war is strikingly unique. Introduction 10 books of on war condensed into five paragraphs. 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. By bringing the book to life through 52 modern case studies of business and society, this brilliant interpretation of on war is an entertaining and thoughtprovoking accompaniment to one of the most famous strategy books ever written. He is most famous for his military treatise vom kriege, translated into english as on war. One of van crevelds most contentious claims in a treatise clearly intended to trump the self opinionated prussian was that clausewitzs ideas of trinitarian warfare were outmoded in. Free of technical jargon, and suitable for modern readers.
This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. A thesis submitted for the degree of phd at the university. Kindhearted people might of course think there was some ingenious way. He studied the human and social factors that affect outcomes, as well as the. It has been translated into english several times as on war. These books give the theory and goals of war that can be applied to conquering meeting rooms and empires. War, however, is not the action of a living force upon a lifeless mass total nonresistance would be no war at all but always the collision of two living forces, the ultimate aim of waging war, as formulated here, must be.
Prospect theory and the defence in clausewitzs on war paper presented to the annual meeting of the international studies association, 16 march 2016, atlanta, georgia. The later life of clausewitz and his war strategy genius are one small part of who he was. As regards the strictly military side of this work, though the recent researches of the french general staff into the records and documents of the napoleonic. Prepared under the auspices of the center of international studies, princeton university. A biography oxford professor and author hew strachan talks about his book, clausewitzs on war. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading clausewitz. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. War, however, is not the action of a living force upon a lifeless mass total nonresistance would be no war at all but always the collision of two living forces, the ultimate aim of waging war, as formulated here, must be taken as applying to both sides. Less commonly appreciated is the nature of the approach he adopted which enabled him to.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Moscow, and waterloo are placed at the center of understanding surrounding clausewitzs on war and its inherent problems, like the. However, for clausewitz, polarity does not lie in attack or defense, but in the object both seek to achieve. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The uses and abuses of clausewitz militaire spectator. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and. This volume of on war includes topics of the nature, theory, and strategy of war. On war is one of the most important books ever written on the subject of war. Defense is a stronger form of fighting than attack. The jolles translation is owned by random house, though it was done for military strachan, clausewitz s on war. Clausewitz, unfinished note, presumably written in 1830, in clausewitz, on war, p. Clausewitzian dictums roll smoothly off the longue of nearly every selfstyled military analyst or ex pert, the. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of.
In 1991, martin van crevelds on future war aka the transformation of war was published, eliciting critical responses on a variety of levels. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. War is merely a wrestling match on an extensive scale, an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfil our will. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare. On war is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. In this book, thomas waldman explores clausewitzs central theoretical device for. This book is a classic and a must for every one interested in military history and history in general. Christopher bassford rightly states that the trinity is the concept that ties all. War is a continuation of politics by different means. Matthijs jolles at the university of chicago during world war iinot todays standard translation, but certainly the most accurate. He coined the famous or infamous depending on how you see it war is the continuation of politics by another means. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read on war. Written sometime between 18161832 after the napoleonic wars. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
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