July 2017 154 june 2017 358 may 2017 337 april 2017 147. He joined the russian army to fight against the french invasion of russia. Il a 427 pages et disponible en format pdf et epub. He is most famous for his military treatise vom kriege, translated into english as on war. Free of technical jargon, and suitable for modern readers. Burg, magdeburg, prussia, germany location of death. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He stressed the dialectical interaction of diverse factors, noting how.
On war is the most significant attempt in western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. This new, compact adaptation of clausewitz s vast treatise presents in carefully selected, focused yet. Later, he wrote about war and the military he wrote the book on war, in which he said that war is the continuation of politics by. On war 1832 german version, and 1873 english translation, trans. Russian army 1812 prussian general and military writer, was born at burg, near magdeburg, on the 1st of june 1780. Since the works first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. Publication date 1872 topics guerra collection opensource language. Clausewitz has served in the rhine campaign 17931794, when the prussian army invaded france during the french revolution and in the napoleonic wars.
The 197684 howardparet version is the standard translation today. Graham translation of clausewitz s vom kriege 1832 published in london in 1873. Before clausewitz left prussia in 1812 to join the russian army and resist napoleon, he prepared an essay on war to leave with the sixteen yearold prussian crown prince friedrich wilhelm later king friedrich wilhelm iv, r. His most notable work, vom kriege on war, was unfinished at his death. Clausewitz was a realist in many different senses and, while in. 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. Consider the more modern versions and other relevant books shown below.
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