On War

‘On War’ by the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831) is a classic of war and military strategy published in 1832. Some of the key concepts discussed in the book include: the methods of critical analysis, the uses and abuses of historical studies, the nature of the balance-of-power mechanism, the relationship between political objectives and military objectives in war, the asymmetrical relationship between attack and defence, strategic and operational "centers of gravity", the "culminating point of the offensive, and the "culminating point of victory". Von Clausewitz used historical examples to demonstrate the book’s concepts. Frederick the Great of Prussia and Napoleon Bonaparte are the central historical figures.


  1. On War

    Carl von Clausewitz

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  2. On War

    Carl von Clausewitz

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  3. The War Collection: 12 Essential Battlefield Classics : Homage to Catalonia, Looking Back on the Spanish War, Middle Parts of Fortune, On War, Storm of Steel, The Iliad, & More

    George Orwell, Frederic Manning, Carl von Clausewitz, Ernst Jünger, Sun Tzu, Homer, Sigmund Freud

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  4. The Definitive Strategy Collection: 6 Works From Sun Tzu, Homer, Machiavelli, and Miyamoto Musashi : The Art of War; The Prince; The Book of Five Rings; On War; The Iliad; & The Odyssey

    Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli, Miyamoto Musashi, Carl von Clausewitz, Homer

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  5. The Campaign of 1812 : Decoding Napoleon's Russian Invasion: Strategy, Tactics, and Human Toll in the Campaign of 1812

    Carl von Clausewitz

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  6. The Art of Strategy: Napoleon's Maxims of War + Clausewitz's On War : Enriched edition. The Art of War in 19th Century Europe

    Carl von Clausewitz, Napoleon Bonaparte

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  7. Sodankäynnistä

    Carl von Clausewitz

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  8. Napoleon's Russian Odyssey: Historical Novels : War and Peace, Moscow, The Great White Army, Barlasch of the Guard, Through Russian Snows…

    Frederick Whishaw, Max Pemberton, Henry Seton Merriman, G. A Henty, Leo Tolstoy, Carl von Clausewitz

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  9. The Rise and Fall of Napoleon : The Essential Historical Works on Napoleonic Wars, Biographies of Commanders, Memoirs of Soldiers

    Napoleon Bonaparte, Carl von Clausewitz, Charles Downer Hazen, Alexandre Dumas, Comte Philippe-Paul de Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane

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  10. The Campaign of 1812

    Carl von Clausewitz

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  11. The Bloody Reign of Napoleon : History of the Napoleonic Wars (Including Biographies of Napoleon, Collected Works of Napoleon, Memoirs of Leading Commanders and Soldiers)

    Napoleon Bonaparte, Charles Downer Hazen, Carl von Clausewitz, Comte Philippe-Paul de Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane

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  12. Napoleonic Wars in History & Memories : Histories of Campaigns and Battles (Including Biographies, Letters and Memoirs of the Leading Commanders)

    Napoleon Bonaparte, Carl von Clausewitz, Charles Downer Hazen, Alexandre Dumas, Comte Philippe-Paul de Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane

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