| Von Clausewitz, on War Contributor(s): Von Clausewitz, General Carl (Author), Graham, Colonel J. J. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0415350387 ISBN-13: 9780415350389 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $1074.69 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2004 Annotation: This edition first published by Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968. This sturdy library-bound set reprints the most famous work of the great Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) . The three volumes comprising his influential treatise "On War," reveal war stripped of all accessories, as the exercise of force for the attainment of a political object, unrestrained by any law save that of expediency. An essential work for all military studies collections. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Strategy - History | Essays |
| Dewey: 355 |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions |
| Physical Information: 3.9" H x 6.34" W x 8.88" (3.85 lbs) 1132 pages |
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| Publisher Description: First published by Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968. Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) was a Prussian General and military writer. His writings are contained in nine volumes, published posthumously, but his fame rests most upon these three volumes, forming his treatise On War. It reveals war, stripped of all accessories, as the exercise of force for the attainment of a political object, unrestrained by any law save that of expediency, this gives the key to the interpretation of German political aims, past, present and future. |
