On War
The Classic Book of Military Strategy
by Carl von Clausewitz
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“Clausewitz’s central thesis, that war was a continuation of diplomacy by other means, dovetailed with my own instincts.”
Source →“Clausewitz’s central thesis, that war was a continuation of diplomacy by other means, dovetailed with my own instincts.”
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Recommended by 8 sources and appears in War, Military, and Books Recommended by Ryan Holiday.
Carl von Clausewitz's On War has been called, "not simply the greatest, but the only truly great book on war." It is an extraordinary attempt to construct an allembracing theory of how war works. Its coherence and ambition are unmatched by other military literature. On War is full of sharp observation, biting irony, and memorable phrases, the most...
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