An edition of Vom Kriege (1835)

On war

[New & revised ed., edited by F. N. Maude, abridged]; edited with an introduction by Anatol Rapoport.
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An edition of Vom Kriege (1835)

On war

[New & revised ed., edited by F. N. Maude, abridged]; edited with an introduction by Anatol Rapoport.
  • 3.6 (9 ratings) ·
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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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Penguin
Language
English
Pages
461

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 433-[437].
Translation of Vom Kriege.

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Harmondsworth
Series
Pelican classics, AC4

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
355
Library of Congress
U102 .C65 1968

The Physical Object

Pagination
461 p.
Number of pages
461

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5260518M
LCCN
75362051

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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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