Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on war. His study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as "not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war." Michael Howard, one of Britain's leading military historians, explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of Clausewitz's experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time.
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Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on war. His study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as "not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war." Michael Howard, one of Britain's leading military historians, explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of Clausewitz's experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time.
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