He served in the campaigns of 179394 on the rhine, after which he seems to have devoted some time to the study of the scientific. Jan 30, 2018 clausewitz s works were published posthumously, edited by his widow, and these, the first three volumes of ten, contain the first appearance of vom kriege on war, his dialectical analysis of the. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Available in the national library of australia collection. On war 1832 german version, and 1873 english translation, trans. It has been posted to the clausewitz homepage by clausewitz. The library of alexandria is an independent small business publishing. Graham 1808 1883 a classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the napoleonic wars.
On war is one of the first books on modern military strategy. It has been translated into english several times as on war. Vom kriege has been translated into english several times as on war. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Clausewitzs works were published posthumously, edited by his widow, and these, the first three volumes of ten, contain the first appearance of vom kriege on war, his dialectical analysis of the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
His most notable work, vom kriege on war, was unfinished at his death. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and. Clausewitz was a realist in many different senses and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading vom kriege german edition. It is based on his observations and his own experience in the french revolution and the napoleonic wars. He was commissioned to take part in the campaigns of the first coalition against revolutionary france.
He is most famous for his military treatise vom kriege, translated into english as on war. Seite 1 vom kriege seite 2 seite 2 clausewitz gehort seiner zeit an. Graham translation published by nicholas trubner in london in 1873. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. War, however, is not the action of a living force upon a lifeless mass total nonresistance would be no war at all but always the collision of two living forces, the ultimate aim of waging war, as formulated here, must be taken as applying to both sides. On war is the most significant attempt in western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy.
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