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On Clausewitz: A Study of Military and Political Ideas

By Hugh Smith

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2005
ISBN
1403935866, 9781403935861, 9780230513679
Open Library ID
OL8399610M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
813 kB (832601 bytes)
Edition
annotated edition
Pages
316\316
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-01-26 19:25:26

Description

Clausewitz is often quoted but more often misunderstood. On Clausewitz presents his central ideas about war and politics--such as war as an instrument of policy, the concept of Absolute War, friction and the fog of war--in a clear and systematic fashion. It also presents the man, his life and the military and intellectual environment in which he produced his great work On War . A final section considers Clausewitz's relevance to the rapidly changing nature of war today.

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