It's considered one of the greatest books about war - ever. It was written as a response by Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, after he witnessed the French revolution armies sweep across Europe from 1792 to 1815. Both philosophical and pragmatic, he defines the nature of the beast, outlines the qualities of a great commander and assesses the relationship between war and politics. The growing interest in Clausewitz's writings suggested that the time had come for a new translation. Based on the first edition of 1832 - and supplemented by the annotated German text published by Professor Werner Hahlweg in 1952, except where obscurities exist in the original edition - On War remains a classic on this most important of human issues. | On War by Carl von Clausewitz, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters