Reading Clausewitz Contributor(s): Heuser, Beatrice, PhD (Author) |
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ISBN: 071266484X ISBN-13: 9780712664844 Publisher: Random House UK OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - General |
Dewey: 355.02 |
LCCN: 2002483751 |
Series: Pimlico |
Physical Information: 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Clausewitz's "On War," first published in 1832, remains the classic study of the nature and conditions of warfare. Best remembered for his pronouncement that war is a continuation of politics by other means and for his observations on total war, he gave a new philosophical foundation to the art of war. Complex and often misunderstood, Clausewitz has fascinated and influenced generations of politicians and strategic thinkers. Beatrice Heuser's comprehensive study is the first book on how to read Clausewitz and how others have read himfrom the military commanders in World War Ithrough Lenin and Mao Zedung to strategists in the nuclear age. The result is an accessible and illuminating introduction to the most influential study of the art of war." |