ISBN10: 0140444270, ISBN13: 9780140444278, [publisher: Penguin Classics] Softcover Minor foxing, tanning to page edges.
[Cootamundra, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 1982]
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ISBN10: 0140444270, ISBN13: 9780140444278, [publisher: Penguin Classics] Softcover Penguin Classics, 1982. Paperback in Good+ Condition. Glossy, bright wrappers with details from 'Napoleon at Eylau' by Antoine-Jean Baron Gros. Edited with an Introduction by Anatol Rapoport. Clean with light wear to edges, pages toned, clean, free from any marks, no underling. Binding solid. In his famous treatise "On War" (1932) Carl von Clausewitz may be said to have distilled Napoleon into theory." He is best remembered for his pronouncement that war is a continuation of politics by other means and for his observations on total war; but modern strategists who profess to apply his doctrine would do well to read him again".(on the cover). 464 pages. 7.75 x 5 inches. 1982, Penguin Classics.
[Newport, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1982]

Paperback / softback. New. ISBN 0140444270 9780140444278 [GB]

Penguin Group 1982 Trade paperback Fair This paperback book shows normal wear and tear. The cover is different than what is shown in the picture of this listing. Shipped to you from Goodwill of the Valleys, Roanoke VA. Thank you for your support!

ISBN10: 0140444270, ISBN13: 9780140444278, [publisher: Penguin Classics] Softcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1982]

Penguin, Date: 1982. PAPERBACK. Cover is a little worn. Text is unmarked. No creases in the spine. 1982. Penguin Books ISBN 0140444270 9780140444278 [US]

Paperback. Good. ISBN 0140444270 9780140444278 [GB]

ISBN10: 0140444270, ISBN13: 9780140444278, [publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London] Softcover Combining military theory and raw accounts of its practice, Carl von Clausewitz's treatise On War has had a profound influence on subsequent thinking on warfare. This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Anatol Rapoport. Writing at the time of Napoleon's greatest campaigns, Prussian soldier and writer Carl von Clausewitz created this landmark treatise on the art of warfare, which presented war as part of a coherent system of political thought. In line with Napoleon's own military actions, he illustrated the need to annihilate the enemy and make a strong display of one's power in an 'absolute war' without compromise. But he was also careful to distinguish between war and politics, arguing that war could only be justified when debate was no longer adequate, and that if undertaken, its aim should ultimately be to improve the wellbeing of the nation, pioneering the notion of war as 'politics by other means'. This edition contains a detailed introduction, examining von Clausewitz's skill and reputation as a writer, philosopher and political thinker, as well as a bibliography, notes and a glossary. Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) was a Prussian soldier and writer who entered the Prussian Military at the age of twelve with the rank of Lance-Corporal, serving in the Rhine campaign from 1793 to 1794. In ...

ISBN10: 0140444270, ISBN13: 9780140444278, [publisher: Penguin Classics] Softcover The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1982]

Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, new and revised edition, eighth impression,Date: 1966. 3 vols, cloth, 8vo, 18 cm,. xxxviii, 314 + vi, 415 + vi, 348 pp. Translation of Vom Kriege. Very Good in Very Good dustwrappers. Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, new and revised edition, eighth impression, 1966 ISBN 0140444270 9780140444278 [GB]