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Principles of War

Principles of War

Clausewitz, Carl Von
Gatzke, Hans Wilhelm

Paperback

General Political ScienceMilitary StrategyNapoleonic Wars

ISBN10: 1614275734
ISBN13: 9781614275732
Publisher: Martino Fine Books
Published: Feb 13 2014
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
2014 Reprint of 1960 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not simply the greatest but the only truly great book on war, declared historian Bernard Brodie of Principles of War. Written two centuries ago by a Prussian military thinker, this is the most frequently cited, the most controversial, and in many ways, the most modern book on warfare. Author Carl von Clausewitz fought against the armies of the French Revolution and Napoleon, served as a high-ranking staff officer, and became a prominent military educator. By his day, war had become a contest of mass armies, with results decided by swift, concentrated action and superior effort. Victory is purchased by blood, Clausewitz proclaims, stating that total victory is assured only through annihilation of the enemy's forces. Based on the author's thought and observation, philosophy and experience, Principles of War examines the moral and psychological aspects of warfare, stressing the necessity of such qualities as courage, audacity, and self-sacrifice and the importance of morale and public opinion. Clausewitz emphasizes the notion of strategy as an evolving plan, rather than a formula, a concept that makes this work adaptable to modern strategists in fields beyond military science. Translated into virtually every major language, Principles of War is required reading in intermediate-level and senior military schools, as well as in many civilian strategic studies programs and business schools.

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