Title: Clausewitz, philosopher of war /
Authors: Aron, Raymond,
Date: 1985
Publisher: Prentice-Hall,
Physical description: xi, 418 pages ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: U
Contents: The life of Clausewitz -- The formation of thought (1804-1830) -- The final synthesis and the strategic debate -- The means and the ends -- The moral and the physical -- Defence and attack -- The art of war -- Theory and history -- From theory to doctrine -- Annihilation and attrition -- The meeting of two revolutions -- Arming the people -- The "eterrence cheque" -- 'War is a chameleon' -- Policy or the expression of the spirit of the state -- Epilogue : a farewell to arms, or the great illusion.
Notes: Translation of: Penser la guerre, Clausewitz. Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831.; Military art and science.; War.