{"product_id":"9781853264825-on-war","title":"On War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn both a philosophical and a practical work, Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of a great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive war, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated by J.J. Graham, revised by F.N. Maude Abridged and with an Introduction by Louise Willmot.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn War\u003c\/em\u003e is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, had witnessed at first hand the immense destructive power of the French Revolutionary armies which swept across Europe between 1792 and 1815. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn War\u003c\/em\u003e is both a philosophical and practical work in which Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of the great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive warfare, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics. His arguments are illustrated with vivid examples drawn from the campaigns of Frederick the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the student of society as well as the military historian, On War remains a compelling and indispensable source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450877456758,"sku":"9781853264825","price":5.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35584049.jpg?v=1760454122","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781853264825-on-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}