Title: Clausewitz
Description: Karl von Clausewitz is generally acknowledged to be the greatest of writers on war. Even though he wrote his only major work at a time when the range of firearms was fifty yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant today. Michael Howard explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of his experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time.
Subjects: Military art and science, War, France, history, revolution, 1789-1799, sources
People: Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831)