** "On War" by Carl von Clausewitz is a study of military strategy and the characteristics of war created in the 1800s. The book examines war as a way to meet political goals, explains the problems of war, and the need to balance military actions with political goals.The start of the book introduces the importance of war for meeting political goals, mostly within Europe at that time. Clausewitz points out that war is an act of force used to make an enemy do what someone wants, and looks at the mental and social reasons countries go to war. He writes about the importance of understanding the immediate goals of the military as well as the larger political situation, setting up a full study of war that includes strategy, morals, and power. **
On War
By Carl von Clausewitz
** Explore the brutal realities of conflict where political goals clash with military actions, revealing the complex dance between strategy, morality, and power on the battlefield.
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About the AuthorCarl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political aspects of waging war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege, though unfinished at his death, is considered a seminal treatise on military strategy and science.
Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political aspects of waging war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege, though unfinished at his death, is considered a seminal treatise on military strategy and science.
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