On War

Synopsis

Translated by j. J. Graham, revised by f. N. Maude abridged and with an introduction by louise willmot. On war 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.