On War / / Carl von Clausewitz; ed. by Peter Paret, Michael Eliot Howard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: von Clausewitz, Carl,
• MitwirkendeR: Brodie, Bernard,; Clausewitz, Carl Von,; Howard, Michael,; Paret, Peter,; West, Rosalie,
• HerausgeberIn: Howard, Michael Eliot,; Paret, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2008]; ©1976
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (752 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; Editors' Note --; Note for the 1984 Edition --; INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS --; The Genesis of On War --; The Influence of Clausewitz --; The Continuing Relevance of On War --; On War --; BOOK ONE. On the Nature of War --; BOOK TWO. On the Theory of War --; BOOK THREE. On Strategy in General --; BOOK FOUR. The Engagement --; BOOR FIVE. Military Forces --; BOOK SIX. Defense --; BOOK SEVEN. The Attack --; BOOK EIGHT. War Plans --; A COMMENTARY. A Guide to the Reading of On War --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400837403; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400837403?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Carl von Clausewitz; ed. by Peter Paret, Michael Eliot Howard.

On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals.