It has been translated into english several times as on war. Available in the national library of australia collection. After a meeting with the king in 1862, when bismarck gave him an abbreviated plan that, among other things, excluded austria from germany, the. On war is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. The clausewitz gesellschaft has also posted a full version of vom kriege. Quantity has a quality of its own, as the saying, sometimes attributed to stalin, has it. On war is the most significant attempt in western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Nov 11, 2015 on war is the most significant attempt in western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Yet terrain, technology, professionalism and moral cohesion all come into play to offset an. 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.
Clausewitz was a realist in many different senses and, while in some respects a romantic. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Oxford worlds classics translation of vom kriege translation originally published. Geopolitik is the branch of uniquely german geostrategy. 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. On war free pdf, chm, epub, fb2 free download ebook pdf. Clausewitz, in common with other military thinkers then and now, stress the value of mass. Clausewitz did for the lifehistory of nations nearly half a century before him, for both have proved the existence of the same law in each case, viz.
Published by the hanseatische verlagsanstalt, or the hanseatic publishing house, but printed in occupied paris circa 1940. Clausewitzs writings on war contain throughout a remarkable psychological dimension. On war free pdf, chm, epub, fb2 free download ebook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. On war is one of the first books on modern military strategy. Grand strategies in war and peace, new york, 1991, p. Free of technical jargon, and suitable for modern readers. But in war more than in any other subject we must begin by looking at the nature of the whole. Clausewitzs 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. 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.
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