The page of clausewitz s letter of 22 december 1827 was first published as an example. 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 branches of his profession. His most notable work, vom kriege, was unfinished at his death. His father served as the lieutenant in the prussian army and later on took to working at the prussian internal revenue service. Graham harman is distinguished university professor at the american university in cairo. This volume of on war includes topics of the nature, theory, and strategy of war. His most notable work, vom kriege, was unfinished at. It is derived from the german original, clausewitzs vom kriege berlin. Later, he wrote about war and the military he wrote the book on war, in which he said that war is the continuation of.
It is an extraordinary attempt to construct an allembracing theory of how war works. Free of technical jargon, and suitable for modern readers. You can also look up this author on the online books page. That book, on war vom kriege in the original german has been translated into. Burg, provinz sachsen prussian saxony konigreich preu. Project gutenberg offers 61,951 free ebooks to download. The portrait of clausewitz is taken from a lithograph in the possession of peter paret. When, aged just thirteen, he followed his father into the army, power in europe consisted of a few dozen princes engaged in permanent fight for supremacy, waged with a remarkable lack of energy.
Clausewitz was a realist in many different senses and. A prussian soldier of distinction during the napoleonic wars, he served in 1806 during the disastrous jena campaign, which led to dismemberment and occupation of his homeland. His teachings combined strategy with military knowledge to produce a dialectic approach to the philosophy of warfare, and his work is still widely taught in military academies around the world. He is most famous for his military treatise vom kriege. First edition in english of clausewitzs landmark treatise, a general enquiry into the interdependence of politics and. A painting of the the battle of moscow, 7th september 1812, from 1822 by louisfrancois lejeune. It was written mostly after the napoleonic wars 18161830. He is the author of many books, including dantes broken hammer repeater, 2016. Quarto, publishers blue cloth, spine ruled in black and gilt with original gilt label, boards ruled in black, black endpapers. On war is full of sharp observation, biting irony, and memorable phrases, the most famous being, war is a. Continuously emphasizing that war is a continuity of policy by other means, clausewitz, in his 20 years work, has defined perfectly the theory of war, its tactical and strategic purposes.
Lanalisi e partizionata secondo una distinzione tematica dei principali nuclei del pensiero di clausewitz in relazione alla dottrina pura della guerra. Nov 12, 2014 everything you know about clausewitz is wrong. He is most famous for his military treatise vom kriege, translated into english as on war. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Grahams translation of the original work is adequate. On war has become one of the most respected classics on military strategy early military career. First edition in english of clausewitz s landmark treatise, a general enquiry into the interdependence of politics and. Everything you know about clausewitz is wrong the diplomat. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges daily chapel spring 2012. His most notable work, vom kriege on war, was unfinished at his death.
Graham translation published by nicholas trubner in london in 1873. He was the youngest child of the family and had three elder siblings. He wrote the definitive work on military strategy on war vom kriege. These books give the theory and goals of war that can be applied to conquering meeting rooms and empires.
Adorned with many historical examples, this book is certainly historys greatest masterpiece. However, grahams edition only contains the first four books of the work. He joined the russian army to fight against the french invasion of russia. Princeton university press, 1984, particularly if you are using this book for your.
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