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Carl Von Clausewitz's

Carl Von Clausewitz's "On War": A Biography (A Book That Shook the World) (Books That Shook the World)

by HewStrachan (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.25

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    Hardcover 2007

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Synopsis

On War by Carl von Clausewitz was first published in Germany after the Napoleonic Wars. One of the most significant treatises on military strategy ever written, it is still prescribed at various military academies today. Its description of 'absolute war' and its insistence on the centrality of battle to war have been blamed for the level of destruction involved in both the First and Second World Wars.

Hew Strachan's accessible book challenges the popular misconceptions that surround On War. He dispels the notion that for Clausewitz policy necessarily shapes war, asserting instead that war has its own dynamic and that its reciprocal effects can themselves shape policy. Strachan returns to the very heart of On War to recover the arguments at its core; in the process challenging the received wisdom about this cornerstone of military strategy.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 01 Jun 2008
ISBN 10: 1843543923
ISBN 13: 9781843543923
Book Overview: Now in paperback, Hew Strachan tells in engaging and vivid detail the story of the most important treatise on war ever written: a book that has been blamed for the unprecedented death tolls in the First and Second World Wars.

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Author Bio
Hew Strachan is Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of All Souls College. He has published widely on war: his most recent works include The First World War: Volume 1: To Arms, published in 2001 to widespread critical acclaim, and The First World War: A New Illustrated History, which was published in 2003.