The Book of War (The Modern Library, February 2000). It is an extraordinary attempt to construct an all-embracing theory of how war works. Ibid. Find this book: Carl von Clausewitz’s On War (1832) is considered one of the most important classical works on the philosophy of war. Clausewitz, On War (1831), Book VI, Chapters 1-9; 23-30. Rebooting Clausewitz: On War in the 21 st Century. Clausewitz was born on June 1, 1780 in the Kingdom of Prussia to a lower middle-class family. War is merely a wrestling match on an extensive scale, an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfil our will. Thesis: Tactically, defense is the stronger form of war (with a weaker—or negative—object). 1. His ideas remain widely taught in military schools, and are, more than ever, essential to the modern strategist. Christopher J. Coker. It has been translated into English several times as On War.On War is an unfinished work. Carl von Clausewitz's On War has been called, "not simply the greatest, but the only truly great book on war." On War, Book 1 by Clausewitz (My interpretation and summary) I have just finished reading On War's Book 1 by Clausewitz. See Edward Villacres and Christopher Bassford, "Reclaiming the Clausewitzian Trinity," Parameters, Autumn 1995.3. Creveld has badly misread Clausewitz on the nature of the "remarkable trinity" so central to Clausewitzian theory. He was a professional soldier but his legacy is that of a military strategist and theorist. Published in 1832, a year after his death, On War is regarded by military experts even today as the definitive study of warfare. Alan D. Beyerchen, "Chance and Complexity in the Real World: Clausewitz on the Nonlinear Nature of War," International Security, Winter 1992/1993.2. It was a very difficult book to read and I think I've made some errors in interpretation (plus grammar and spelling.) (p. 83) Notice how this single sentence manages to capture the essence of war as Clausewitz observed in Book 2, Chapter 2. Attack is the weaker form of war with a positive object. He describes at length the necessity of separating tactics from strategy.The former is "the theory of the use of military forces in combat" while the latter is the "theory of the use of combats for the object of the war." Buy the best translation—recommended for serious readers. By opening with this quote from Clausewitz on War, Findley foreshadows that characters in the novel will try to act as heroes, and that doing so will cause more harm than good. Vom Kriege (German pronunciation: [fɔm ˈkʁiːɡə]) is a book on war and military strategy by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831), written mostly after the Napoleonic wars, between 1816 and 1830, and published posthumously by his wife Marie von Brühl in 1832. APPEARS AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ ON WAR Edited and Translated by MICHAEL HOWARD and PETER PARET Introductory Essays by PETER PARET, MICHAEL HOWARD, and BERNARD BRODIE; with a Commentary by BERNARD BRODIE Index by ROSALIE WEST PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY- General Carl Von Clausewitz, 1830 On War "War is the continuation of politics by other means" (This book is from the notes of my inexpressibly missed husband- Marie Von Clausewitz.) Clausewitz's On War and Sun Tzu's Art of War in one volume.The translation of Clausewitz's On War is the 1943 version done by German literary scholar O.J. Summary Book 2, Chapter 1: Branches of the Art of War In this chapter Clausewitz describes the various "branches" of the "art of war." In the first chapter of Book 1, Clausewitz proposes his definition of war: War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will. A weaker—or negative—object ) clausewitz was born on June 1, 1780 in the Kingdom Prussia... 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