His magnus opus on war is used by military historians, strategists, and politicians to this day. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Quantity has a quality of its own, as the saying, sometimes attributed to stalin, has it. Clausewitz, in common with other military thinkers then and now, stress the value of mass. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Clausewitz was a realist in many different senses and, while in some respects a romantic. The director of hanseatic publishing at the time was a wilhelm stapel, called by hans bluher one of the few true antisemites in weimar germany.
He is most famous for his military treatise vom kriege, translated into english as on war. Clausewitz s conception of war is strikingly unique. This book challenges this assumption by showing that clausewitz was an ardent analyst of small war and integrated many aspects of his early writings on partisan warfare and peoples war into his magnum opus, on war. Feb 26, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Adorned with many historical examples, this book is certainly historys greatest masterpiece. Clausewitzs conception of war is strikingly unique.
War, however, is not the action of a living force upon a lifeless mass total nonresistance would be no war at all but always the collision of two living forces, the ultimate aim of waging war, as formulated here, must be taken as applying to both sides. Im kriege wird es solchen mannern weder an tatigkeit noch an gleichgewicht fehlen, aber etwas gro. This conclusion is based on various features of the text, but particularly on the famous paragraph in chapter 6b of book 8, which concerns the relationship of the top military commander to the political cabinet. On war free pdf, chm, epub, fb2 free download ebook. Isbn 9783954181735 kindle, 9783954181742 epub, 978395418175 9 pdf. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is most famous for his military treatise vom kriege complete german text available here, translated into english as on war available here. 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. His most notable work, vom kriege on war, was unfinished at his death. War in which no restraints are present, of the either the social legal, custom, or moral variety or physical geography, weather, or politics, war in this setting is absolute, the destruction of the enemy by complete annihilation is not only possible. Through night and blood to light, and no work yet written conveys to the thinker a clearer conception of all that the red streak in their flag stands for than this deep and philosophical analysis of war by clausewitz. Free of technical jargon, and suitable for modern readers.
A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Clausewitz was a realist in many different senses and, while in. On war is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Clausewitz was meant to revise his book but died before finishing the task. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner. Jan 30, 2018 clausewitz s works were published posthumously, edited by his widow, and these, the first three volumes of ten, contain the first appearance of vom kriege on war, his dialectical analysis of the. It is an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will. The clausewitz gesellschaft has also posted a full version of vom kriege. Clausewitzs works were published posthumously, edited by his widow, and these, the first three volumes of ten, contain the first appearance of vom kriege on war, his. International law and custom softly limit the use of force. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at.
Jan 23, 2012 clausewitz is defining war in an absolute sense. A classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the napoleonic wars. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Force is the means of war and its aim is to compose ones will to the enemy in order to render the enemy powerless. Clausewitz has served in the rhine campaign 1793 1794, when the prussian army invaded france during the french revolution and in the napoleonic wars from 1806 to 1815. On war free pdf, chm, epub, fb2 free download ebook pdf. Previous part 4 next part 6 this is distinguished from mere bravery, and still more from enthusiasm for the business of war. He coined the famous or infamous depending on how you see it war is the continuation of politics by another. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. This ebook compares well with my printed copy of the book, and i can recommend it to anyone who wants to read the german original. Lanalisi e partizionata secondo una distinzione tematica dei principali nuclei del pensiero di clausewitz in relazione alla dottrina pura della guerra.
Yet terrain, technology, professionalism and moral cohesion all come into play to offset an. Vielen diskussionen zum trotz ist clausewitz hauptwerk vom kriege zu. Most of it was written after the napoleonic wars and was published after his death. It has been translated into english several times as on war. On war is the most significant attempt in western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy.