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On War by F.N. Maude

On War

A Modern Military Classic

F.N. Maude, J.J. Graham, Carl von Clausewitz

Start Publishing PD · Print & ebook · May 15, 2024

Although Carl von Clausewitz participated in many military campaigns he was primarily a military theorist interested in the examination of war.

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Clausewitz examines war through political, social, and economic factors, treating it as a subject of theory.
Genres
Military Strategy, Political Philosophy, Military Policy & Defense
Published
Start Publishing PD, May 15, 2024

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Although Carl von Clausewitz participated in many military campaigns he was primarily a military theorist interested in the examination of war. On War is the West's premier work on the philosophy of war. Other soldiers before him had written treatises on various military subjects but none undertook a great philosophical examination of war on the scale of Clausewitz's. On War is considered to be the first modern book of military strategy.

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This is due mainly to Clausewitz' integration of political social and economic issues as some of the most important factors in deciding the outcomes of a war. It is one of the most important treatises on strategy ever written and continues to be required reading at many military academies.

War and Its Conditions

Clausewitz examines war through political, social, and economic factors, treating it as a subject of theory.

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  • Clausewitz’s examination of war as a subject of theory
  • Political, social, and economic factors in war’s outcomes

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  • A philosophical examination of war
  • A military strategy treatise

Where it sits

Military Strategy87%
Political Philosophy35%
Military Policy & Defense29%

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Publisher categories

  • Military Romance
  • Military Sci-Fi
  • Political Fiction
Authors
F.N. Maude, J.J. Graham, Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher
Start Publishing PD
Published
May 15, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Military Romance