On War is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war.
On War is both a philosophical and practical work in which Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of the great commander, assesses the relativ.
His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare.
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.
On War is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war