Clausewitz (Past Masters S.) - Hardcover

Howard, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192876082 ISBN 13: 9780192876089

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1983

Synopsis

Karl von Clausewitz's study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as 'not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war'. It is hard to disagree. Even though he wrote his only major work at a time when the range of firearms was fifty yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant today. Michael Howard explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of his experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time.

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Review:

Review from previous edition 'as a synthesis of Clausewitz scholarship this study can hardly be faulted' (English Historical Review)

'a delightful introduction to the paradoxes and insights of this passionate rationalist.' (London Review of Books)

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0192876082
• ISBN 13: 9780192876089
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 86