Decoding Clausewitz: A New Approach to on War

by Jon Tetsuro Sumida

Book Overview

For nearly two centuries, On War, by Carl Phillip Gottfried von Clausewitz (1780-1831), has been the bible for statesmen and military professionals, strategists, theorists, and historians concerned about armed conflict. The source of the famous aphorism that "war is an extension of politics by other means," it has been widely read and debated. But, as Jon Sumida shows in this daring new look at Clausewitz's magnum opus, its full meaning has eluded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700618198
• ISBN13: 9780700618194
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"