Bernard Brodie, ‘The Continuing Relevance of On War’, in Carl von Clausewitz, On War, edited and translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret (1976; 1989), p. 53
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His is not simply the greatest but the only truly great book on war.
— Bernard Brodie
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About Carl von Clausewitz
Carl von Clausewitz (1 June 1780 – 16 November 1831) was a Prussian general and influential military theorist. He is most famous for his military treatise Vom Kriege, translated into English as On War.
About Carl von Clausewitz
Carl von Clausewitz (1 June 1780 – 16 November 1831) was a Prussian general and influential military theorist. He is most famous for his military treatise Vom Kriege, translated into English as On War.
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