{"product_id":"on-war-9781853264825","title":"On War","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 \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 \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 \u003cp\u003eFor the student of society as well as the military historian, On War remains a compelling and indispensable source.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853264825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.98w x 0.86d","brand":"Carl Von Clausewitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51817808134325,"sku":"9781853264825","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f9ae835e-e517-450e-b07f-8fb3361d38fd.jpg?v=1759241881","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-war-9781853264825","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}