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On War
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On War Paperback - 1989

by von Clausewitz, Carl

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The most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy, Carl von Clausewitz's book stands as one of the world's great classic works on the subject.

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  • Title On War
  • Author von Clausewitz, Carl
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 752
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 1989-06-21
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4277115-75
  • ISBN 9780691018546 / 0691018545
  • Weight 2.33 lbs (1.06 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.37 x 6.06 x 1.64 in (23.80 x 15.39 x 4.17 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Military art and science, War
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84003401
  • Dewey Decimal Code 355

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Michael Howard (1922-2019) was a leading British military historian who held professorships at the University of Oxford and Yale University. His many books included The Franco-Prussian War and War in European History. Peter Paret (1924-2020) was professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. His many books include Clausewitz in His Time, The Cognitive Challenge of War (Princeton), and Clausewitz and the State (Princeton). He received the Pritzker Literary Award for lifetime achievement in military writing. Bernard Brodie (1910-1978), who wrote widely on military and nuclear strategy, was professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles.