{"product_id":"on-war-w3","title":"Carl Von Clausewitz: On War (Classics of World Literature) [1997] paperback","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the student of society as well as the military historian, On War remains a compelling and indispensable source.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Von, Clausewitz Carl \u0026 Graham, J.J. \u0026 Maude, F.N. \u0026 Willmot, Louise","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":50725938430291,"sku":"XV81853264825","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":42512223600825,"sku":"9781853264825","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/von-clausewitz-carl-graham-j-j-maude-f-n-willmot-louise-carl-von-clausewitz-on-war-classics-of-world-literature-1997-paperback-1154447109.jpg?v=1743850879","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/on-war-w3","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}