{"product_id":"clausewitzs-on-war-9780802143631","title":"Clausewitz's On War","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarl von Clausewitz’s \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in Germany after the Napoleonic Wars, is perhaps the most important book on military strategy ever written. It has influenced generations of generals and politicians, has been blamed for the unprecedented death tolls in the First and Second World Wars, and is still required reading at military academies to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e, which was never finished and was published posthumously, is obscure and fundamentally contradictory. What Clausewitz declares in Book 1 he discounts in Book 8. The language is confusing and the relevance not always clear. For a book that has truly changed the world, \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e is extremely difficult for the general reader to approach, to reconcile with itself, and to place in context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClausewitz’s On War\u003c\/i\u003e by Hew Strachan is a timely and fascinating answer to these problems. Strachan, one of the world’s foremost military historians, explains in this addition to the Books That Changed the World series how and why \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e was written, elucidates what Clausewitz meant, and offers insight into the impact it made on conflict and its continued relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hew Strachan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42956097454198,"sku":"9780802143631","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_8050824b-74c6-453f-a7ae-63d6e54ffe28.jpg?v=1778361989","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/clausewitzs-on-war-9780802143631","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}