An edition of Vom Kriege (1835)

On War

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An edition of Vom Kriege (1835)

On War

Abridged edition
  • 3.56 ·
  • 9 Ratings
  • 86 Want to read
  • 6 Currently reading
  • 13 Have read

Vom Kriege is the basic work on the Western way of war. For Clauswitz, war is "politics by other means". It concentrates on defeating the enemy by massing overwhelming force at the enemy's weak point. In his rationalistic model, the prince (or other governing elite) begins with a set of objectives and chooses the most cost-effective way of accomplishing them. If force is seen as that way, then the prince chooses war. When the objectives have been achieved, then the war has been won regardless of conditions and dispositions on the field.

Clausewitz is read by every officer cadet in every decent military academy in the world. Written in the 18th century, Vom Kriege is as relevant today as the day it was published.

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English
Pages
400

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On War
2011-12-23, Empire Books
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2010-07-15, Lits
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On war
2006, Oxford University Press
in English
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Vom Kriege
2003, Area
in German
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On War
June 2000, NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Paperback in English - Abridged edition
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June 1993, Knopf, Aeonian Press
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1992, Princeton U.P.
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On War
1976, Princeton University Press
in English
Cover of: Vom Kriege: Hinterlassenes Werk
Cover of: Vom Kriege: Hinterlassenes Werk des Generals Carl von Clausewitz
Cover of: Vom Kriege: Hinterlassenes Werk des Generals Carl von Clausewitz

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Edition Notes

Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
abridged

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
400
Dimensions
7.7 x 4.7 x 0.9 inches
Weight
9.1 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8978824M
ISBN 10
1853264822
ISBN 13
9781853264825
Library Thing
7487788
Goodreads
1092023

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WE propose to consider first the single elements of our subject, then each branch or part, and, last of all, the whole, in all its relations—therefore to advance from the simple to the complex.
added by Dan Tal.

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