Nicholas murray and christopher pringle university press of kansas, 2018. It is derived from the german original, clausewitzs vom kriege berlin. On war vom kriege formed only the first three of ten volumes of clausewitzs collected writings and even that collection is incomplete. On war has become one of the most respected classics on military strategy. Graham 1808 1883 a classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the napoleonic wars. Less commonly appreciated is the nature of the approach he adopted which enabled him to. Clausewitzs conception of war is strikingly unique. The analysis of the clausewitzian political logic of war is conducted. First published in germany in 1832, on war, consisting of eight books numbering. Generally readers have concentrated on clausewitz s philosophy, theory.
Its coherence and ambition are unmatched by other military literature. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Publication date 1976 topics military art and science, war publisher princeton, n. On war is the most noteworthy endeavor in western history to get war, both in its inner elements and as an instrument of approach. Duarte group for strategic studies, pepcoppeufrj, the university of brazil abstract this article assesses the existing literature on logistics in war. He did not live to see the book appear in print but its influence was profound in prussia and then in the unified german nation state during the course of the 19th century. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. It is an extraordinary attempt to construct an allembracing theory of how war works. Based on a detailed reading of clausewitz book on war, this paper proposes that clausewitz. Clausewitz enlisted in the prussian army in 1792, and in 179395 he took part and. He bequeathed to us, in his unfinished masterpiece yom kriege,i a trove ofprovocative ideas, many of which retain remarkable contemporary value. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading clausewitz.
Clausewitzs magnum opus in which he ponders the revolution in military affairs made possible by the nation at arms during the french revolution. This volume of on war includes topics of the nature, theory, and strategy of war. War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will. Clausewitzs theory of the paradoxical trinity and the us. Nevertheless, the differences in emphasis and, at times, substance between these two strategists should not be exaggerated. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been perused all through the world and has animated generations of warriors, statesmen, and learned people.
Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of. Clausewitz s conception of war is strikingly unique. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The gap between sun tzus the art of war 3rd or 4th century b. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download on war and enjoy another quality publication.
Translation of vom kriege prepared under the auspices of the. He served in the campaigns of 179394 on the rhine, after which he seems to have devoted some time to the study of the scientific branches of his profession. It discusses clausewitz theory on war, and try to explore if it is still relevant to the new wars like what so called the war on. His most notable work, vom kriege on war, was unfinished at his death. Written sometime between 18161832 after the napoleonic wars. He is most famous for his military treatise vom kriege, translated into english as on war.
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