
Clausewitz's on War
A Biography
Hew Strachan(Author)
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Published on 11. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-8021-4363-1 (ISBN)
Description
Perhaps the most important book on military strategy ever written, Carl von Clausewitz's "On War" has influenced generations of generals and politicians, has been blamed for the unprecedented death tolls in the First and Second World Wars, and is required reading at military academies to this day. But "On War, " which was never finished and was published posthumously, is obscure and fundamentally contradictory. What Clausewitz declares in book 1, he discounts in book 8. The language is confusing and the relevance not always clear. It is an extremely difficult book for the general reader to approach, to reconcile with itself, and to place in context. Hew Strachan, one of the world's foremost military historians answers these problems. He explains how and why "On War" was written, elucidates what Clausewitz meant, and offers insight into the book's continuing significance. This is a must read for fans of military history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8021-4363-1 (9780802143631)
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Hew Strachan is a professor at Oxford University. He is the author of, among many other books, The First World War: Volume 1: To Arms, the first volume in a landmark three-part history of the Great War commissioned by Oxford University Press.