![]() ![]() On War is a standard source for those interested in war and armed conflict, in particular after the 1976 translation by Paret and Howard. ‘The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and revile the whole.’ ![]() Is On War still relevant in the world of today’s conflict? With the rise of intrastate conflicts, civil wars and, in particular, terrorism in the last two decades, some thinkers consider On War as a relic from the past. The work is based on rigorous analysis of the wars of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, all being wars between nation-states. It is a standard source for those interested in the phenomenon of war and armed conflict. First published in Germany in 1832, On War, consisting of eight books numbering more than seven hundred pages, is still widely read. Libraries have been filled with works and critiques analysing, examining, deconstructing, explaining, glorifying or reviling Carl von Clausewitz’s seminal work On War. ![]()
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