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Clausewitz

A Very Short Introduction

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Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on war. His study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as "not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war". It is hard to disagree. Even though he wrote his only major work at a time when the range of firearms was 50 yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant today. Michael Howard explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of his experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time.

©1983, 2002 Michael Howard (P)2021 Tantor Military Military Science War
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Reader's tone is slightly annoying, as if they're reading the work as an ancient curiosity rather than a classic work with ongoing relevance to our tragically war-torn present times

Great little book on this core text

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