On War, Indexed Edition Reprint Edition

by Carl von Clausewitz (Author), Michael Eliot Howard (Translator), Peter Paret (Translator)

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On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals.

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Undoubtedly one of the most useful books ever written. (The New Republic)

Paperback: 732 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; Reprint edition (June 1, 1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691018545
ISBN-13: 978-0691018546
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Jordan Figlioli

No Formatting - RIPOFF

April 7, 2017

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There is absolutely no formatting on all. Each page says "On War.txt" and is obviously just a printed text document in Courier New font. This is embarrassing. DO NOT BUY THIS EDITION.

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James M Deitch

This is an Incomplete Work, Not Suitable for Research or Scholarly Work.

December 30, 2017

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Colonel J.J. Graham's translation of the original work is adequate. However, Graham's edition only contains the first four books of the work. If you are looking for the complete works I recommend Carl von Clausewitz, On War, eds. and trans. Michael Howard and Peter Paret (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1984), particularly if you are using this book for your scholarly or research work. This recommended edition will provide far more guidance than Graham did on the contents by the three translators, includes some of the updates, and its organization is better. I did not realize that I did not have the complete works until two classmates referenced chapters that I could not find in this edition. Further, research revealed this to be an incomplete work. The absence of a conclusion and the abrupt end was a little strange to me but now makes sense.

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Adam Bruce

DO NOT BUY THIS EDITION!

November 18, 2016

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Book arrived today and is clearly just a computer text file printed and bound by a self-publishing house. The header is even printed as "On war.txt". No attempt has been made to do any formatting or copy editing. The book is printed in that ugly, difficult to read font which comes as a default on most basic text editors. Needless to say the page formatting and spacing is atrocious. Actually, I can't think of a way this sorry excuse for a "publication" was not made as cheaply and carelessly as possible. Amazon should be ashamed to have produced this and can expect a complaint. This is product is a shameful ripoff and I want my money back.

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Nick

Not an actual book, just a bound .txt

December 29, 2016

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***Warning!***
This is just a bound .txt file. Seriously, there's no publisher information.

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zann222

Shorted half of the book! Table of contents doesn't match.

September 25, 2016

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The book I got only has Book I-IV. It's supposed to be through to Book VIII, where is the second half?? Also the table of contents shows Book IV ending on page 308...however this entire book only has 161 pages. So something is off here. The table of contents does not match the rest of the book and it seems I was shorted half of the book.

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Great read, even for the non-soldier

January 31, 2017

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Warfare is a complex matter, going from the daily routine of the soldier up to the highest reaches of government. Its influence permeates entire societies and has always been a factor shaping the destiny of nations. Not being a military man, I nonetheless found it fascinating and enlightening how Clausewitz tried to cut through the complexity and penetrate to the heart of the matter.

His central point is that war is an instrument of policy. As a result, there is no purely military problem. The commander needs to understand the political goals and act accordingly. When the process fails it's because the policy itself was bad, not because of politicians interfering in "purely military matters".

It can get a bit humorous when Clausewitz talks about armchair generals. He dismisses them as useless pedants, deriding them for coming up with an excess of useless rules and concocting impractical schemes. Clausewitz points out that there is a lot of "friction" in war, when issuing orders and moving men around, that non-soldiers seldom appreciate. More to the point, he emphasizes the role of the commander's judgment in dealing with the specifics of a situation.

I can wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone interested in military matters. With that said, don't dive into it blindly. Clausewitz draws heavily on examples from the campaigns of Frederick the Great and Napoleon. Familiarize yourself with the Seven Years' War and the Napoleonic Wars before picking this up. A brief overview of the wars between the Grand Alliance and Louis XIV wouldn't hurt either.

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Officer's, NCO's & Enlisted All branches, Required Reading

August 8, 2016

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Just like Sun Tzu's "Art of War", Chief Joseph's account of the Nez Perce fighting withdrawal and the writings of Washington, Patton, Rommel.
Von Clausewitz is required reading for any member of the Armed Forces aspiring to rank, competency, and excellence. To my Brothers and Sisters still in stay safe and God Bless, the same to Vets and Welcome home. From an Airborne grunt, Combat Vet.
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Joseph M. Osborne

Somebody took a copy of "On War.txt" and sent it to the printer.

January 1, 2015

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Please avoid this edition of On War.

I thought it was a little strange when I opened it and found it was printed in that same small-print Courier font as say a text file prints in.

Then I looked at the top, and each page had a heading of "On War.txt"

This edition of this book is literally a text file of On War dumped to a cheap printer, with no formatting, no editing, and it being painfully obvious that they didn't review it at all before hitting print.

I'm now looking for a better edition to replace this one.

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