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Clausewitz: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Howard, Michael

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Synopsis

Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on war. His study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as "not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war." Michael Howard, one of Britain's leading military historians, explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of Clausewitz's experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time.

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About the Author

Sir Michael Howard has held the Chair of War Studies at King's College London, the Chichele Chair of History of War and the Regius Chair of Modern History at Oxford, and the Robert A. Lovett Chair of Military and Naval History at Yale. His works include The Franco-Prussian War, The Causes of Wars, War and the Liberal Conscience, The Lessons of History, and War in European History. Together with Professor Peter Paret he edited and translated Clausewitz, On War.

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