But in war more than in any other subject we must begin by looking at the nature of the whole. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. But since the end of the cold war in 1990, and even more since the 911 attacks on the united states in 2001, an increasing number of commentators have argued that on war has lost its analytical edge as a tool for understanding war. Available in the national library of australia collection. The clausewitz gesellschaft has also posted a full version of vom kriege. Through night and blood to light, and no work yet written conveys to the thinker a clearer conception of all that the red streak in their flag stands for than this deep and philosophical analysis of war by clausewitz.
Continuously emphasizing that war is a continuity of policy by other means, clausewitz, in his 20 years work, has defined perfectly the theory of war, its tactical and strategic purposes. On war 1832 german version, and 1873 english translation, trans. Feb 26, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fast dispatch, carefully packaged, worldwide delivery. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read on war. Juli 1780 als carl philipp gottlieb clauswitz in burg. Jan 30, 2018 clausewitz s works were published posthumously, edited by his widow, and these, the first three volumes of ten, contain the first appearance of vom kriege on war, his dialectical analysis of the. It has been posted to the clausewitz homepage by clausewitz. Trading since 1879, blackwell of oxford is the largest academic and specialist bookseller in the uk. This ebook compares well with my printed copy of the book, and i can recommend it to anyone who wants to read the german original. It was written mostly after the napoleonic wars 18161830. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading vom kriege german edition. Preface and acknowledgements table of contents list of maps list of abbreviations chapter 1.
The book is considered one of the most important works on strategy and politicalmilitary analysis ever written, and the book remains controversial and influential to this. His most notable work, vom kriege on war, was unfinished at his death. On war is the most significant attempt in western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. But clausewitz is not sun tzu, the book is far more sophisticated and its. A classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the napoleonic wars. Clausewitz s on war has, at least until very recently, been regarded as the most important work of theory on its subject. Vom kriege is the basic work on the western way of war. His masterpiece, vom kriege on war is considered as a mandatory reading in most of the military academies worldwide. Adorned with many historical examples, this book is certainly historys greatest masterpiece. Graham 1808 1883 a classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the napoleonic wars. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Prepared under the auspices of the center of international studies, princeton university. This conclusion is based on various features of the text, but particularly on the famous paragraph in chapter 6b of book 8, which concerns the relationship of the top military commander to the political cabinet. Vom kriege van clausewitz was wereldwijd aanleiding tot een stroom.
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