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Item specifics
- Condition
- Subject
- Military & War
- Special Attributes
- Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9780815412335
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN-10
0815412339
ISBN-13
9780815412335
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2353825
Product Key Features
Book Title
Clausewitz : a Biography
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Military Science, Historical, Military
Features
Reprint
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-073946
Dewey Edition
18
Reviews
An excellent and much needed biography of the man whose oft-quoted and frequently misunderstood masterpiece, On War, has long been considered the outstanding military text of modern times., A searching critical rendering of Clausewitz' ideas... and a vivid and detailed evocation of the period., Mr. Parkinson has recounted in extraordinary, lucid detail the politics, the battles, the spectacles, the historical roots of Clausewitz' theories, and the theories themselves., A searching critical rendering of Clausewitz' ideas… and a vivid and detailed evocation of the period., A searching critical rendering of Clausewitz' ideas and a vivid and detailed evocation of the period., Scrutinizing Clausewitz's life and ideas in the keenest detail, Clausewitz: A Biography is a classic and highly scholarly study of military theory, as well as a straightforward and very strongly recommended presentation of a great leader's life.
Dewey Decimal
355.3/32/0924
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
The Prussian general and military theoretician Carl Phillip Gottleib von Clausewitz spent much of his life combatting Napoleon's army, recording his martial insights in the demanding book On War . Parkinson details the events of Clausewitz's life, and aids readers in understanding Clausewitz's writings., Carl Phillip Gottleib von Clausewitz (1780-1831), Prussian general and military theorist, is most famous for his book On War, a work that has influenced numerous wartime leaders from Lenin to Henry Kissinger. Parkinson's biography of Clausewitz provides detailed examinations of the Napoleonic battles in which he participated and which shaped his theories of warfare. Parkinson describes Clausewitz's first experiences in combat as a twelve-year-old cadet in battles with France along the Rhine. The biography follows Clausewitz during the years of Napoleon's rise, when, disgusted with the Prussian King's refusal to fight, he joined the Russian army and witnessed Napoleon's defeat following the destruction of Moscow and several harrowing months of battle. The book also includes in-depth descriptions of the battles following Napoleon's return, in which Clausewitz put his theories into practice against Napoleon's marshals., This is the most detailed biography of Prussian general and intellectual Carl Phillip Gottleib von Clausewitz., Carl Phillip Gottleib von Clausewitz (1780-1831), Prussian general and military theorist, is most famous for his book On War , a work that has influenced numerous wartime leaders from Lenin to Henry Kissinger. Parkinson's biography of Clausewitz provides detailed examinations of the Napoleonic battles in which he participated and which shaped his theories of warfare. Parkinson describes Clausewitz's first experiences in combat as a twelve-year-old cadet in battles with France along the Rhine. The biography follows Clausewitz during the years of Napoleon's rise, when, disgusted with the Prussian King's refusal to fight, he joined the Russian army and witnessed Napoleon's defeat following the destruction of Moscow and several harrowing months of battle. The book also includes in-depth descriptions of the battles following Napoleon's return, in which Clausewitz put his theories into practice against Napoleon's marshals., The Prussian general and military theoretician Carl Phillip Gottleib von Clausewitz spent much of his life combatting Napoleon's army, recording his martial insights in the demanding book On War. Parkinson details the events of Clausewitz's life, and aids readers in understanding Clausewitz's writings.
LC Classification Number
DD422.C5P34 2002
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