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Author Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831.

Title On war / Carl von Clausewitz ; 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.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1976]
©1976

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  355.02 CLA    Storage
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  355 CLAUSEWITZ    Check Shelf
Description xii, 717 pages ; 24 cm
Note Translation of Vom Kriege.
"Prepared under the auspices of the Center of International Studies, Princeton University."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. 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.
Subject Military art and science.
War.
Added Author Howard, Michael, 1922-2019
Paret, Peter.
Added Title Vom Kriege. English
ISBN 0691056579: $18.50
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