Carl von Clausewitz ; translated and edited, with an introduction by Hans W. Gatzke.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Mineola, N.Y. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Dover Publications,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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82 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
22 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Originally published: Harrisburg, Pa. : Military Service Pub. Co., 1942.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Principles for war in general -- Tactics or the theory of combat. General principles for defense -- General principle for offense -- Principles governing the use of troops -- Principles for the use of terrain -- Strategy. General principles -- Defensive -- Offensive -- Application of these principles in time of war.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Written two centuries ago by a Prussian military thinker, this is the most frequently cited, the most controversial, and in many ways, the most modern book on warfare ... Principles of war examines moral and psychological aspects of warfare, stressing the necessity of such qualities as courage, audacity, and self-sacrifice, and the importance of morale and public opinion. Clausewitz emphasizes the notion of strategy as an evolving plan, rather than a formula, a concept adaptable to modern strategists in fields beyond military science"--Page 4 of cover.