On War: Introduction by Michael Howard (Everyman's Library Classics Series) - Hardcover

Clausewitz, Carl Von

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679420436 ISBN 13: 9780679420439

Publisher: Everyman's Library USA, 1993

Synopsis

Carl von Clausewitz was not only an officer who served with great distinction during the Napoleonic campaigns but was also a military historian and intellectual of the highest order--at ease with both the strategic doctrines of his time and the larger movements of thought in the world around him. Out of these elements he distilled his classic discussion of the nature and meaning of one of humankind's central endeavors, war--which he famously declared to be "the continuation of politics by different means."

Though unfinished at his death, On War contains all his important ideas about absolute versus limited war, the intrinsic violence of war, and its necessary subjugation to political ends. It would be impossible to overestimate the influence of this book on subsequent strategic thinking, on the political considerations that underlie such thinking, and on the general understanding of human conflict.

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Review:

'American Culture Transformed offers an interesting sampling of the cultural landscape in America after 9/11. The authors provide compelling snapshots of iconic moments and figures from the military, economics, the arts, and politics. The book will stir memories and make us uncomfortable again.'
- Mary Poovey, New York University, USA

Book Description:

An in-depth analysis of the transformation of major American cultural icons in the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001

About this edition

• Publisher: Everyman's Library USA
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0679420436
• ISBN 13: 9780679420439
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 920