On War (100 Copy Limited Edition)

von Clausewitz, Carl

ISBN 10: 1772265772 / ISBN 13: 9781772265774

Published by Inkflight, Vancouver, 2018

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24 cm 707 S. :. Gewebeeinband (Blauer Leinen) mit Schutzumschlag. Sprache: Englisch, Zustand: Sehr Gut, eher ungelesen, min. gebräunt (Innen); Besitzerstempel auf dem Titelblatt; Einband (Außen) hat min. Gebrauchsspuren; Schnitt ist nur stellenweise min. angestaubt-fleckig; * Die Photos sind original von uns erstellt worden, u.a. erkennbar an einem kleinen weißen Stück Papier im oberen Schnitt. Ab und an verwenden Suchmaschinen Verlagsphotos, bei den Portalen selbst, werden aber nur unsere Originalphotos gezeigt.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On War (100 Copy Limited Edition)
• Publisher: Inkflight, Vancouver
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1772265772
• ISBN 13: 9781772265774
• Binding: Leinen
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 1450 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

On War is a book on military strategy by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz, written mostly after the Napoleonic wars, between 1816 and 1830, and published posthumously in 1832. On War is one of the most important treatises on political-military analysis and strategy ever written, and remains both controversial and an influence on strategic thinking.

Clausewitz was among those intrigued by the manner in which the leaders of the French Revolution, especially Napoleon, had changed the conduct of war through their ability to motivate the populace and to gain access to the full resources of the state; thus unleashing war on a greater scale than had previously been seen in Europe. Clausewitz was well educated and had strong interests in art, history, science, and education. He was a professional soldier who spent a considerable part of his life fighting against Napoleon. The insights he gained from his political and military experiences, combined with a solid grasp of European history, allowed Clausewitz to write a definitive book on military strategy.

This edition contains all three volumes of On War, and includes an introduction, a biography, and annotations. This cloth-bound book includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket, and is limited to 100 copies.

 

About the Author

Carl von Clausewitz (1780 - 1831) was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" (in modern terms, psychological) and political aspects of war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege (On War), was unfinished at his death. Clausewitz was a realist and, while in some respects a romantic, also drew heavily on the rationalist ideas of the European Enlightenment. He stressed the dialectical interaction of diverse factors, noting how unexpected developments unfolding under the "fog of war" (i.e., in the face of incomplete, dubious, and often completely erroneous information and high levels of fear, doubt, and excitement) call for rapid decisions by alert commanders. He saw history as a vital check on erudite abstractions that did not accord with experience. He argued that war could not be quantified or reduced to map-work, geometry, and graphs. Clausewitz had many aphorisms, of which the most famous is "War is the continuation of politics by other means."