A charmingly presented English translation of what was essentially the initial sketches of the theories which would eventually be expanded upon in Carl von Clausewitz’s (1780-1831) magnum opus, On War. Originally published in German in 1832-37 under the title Vom Kriege, this is the first UK edition based on the translation by Hans W. Gatzke.
Clausewitz’s dialectical analysis of the function of war in human society. “The book is less a manual of strategy and tactics, although it incorporates the lessons learned from the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, than a general enquiry into the interdependence of politics and warfare and the principles governing either or both” (PMM)
An excellent copy, only a hint of faint spotting to edges of text block, contents otherwise generally clean, jacket with minor wear to tips of spine panel.
Printing and the Mind of Man, 297 (first edition).
