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Clausewitz
Roger Parkinson
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Description for Clausewitz
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 352 pages, 58. BIC Classification: BG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780815412335
SKU
V9780815412335
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About Roger Parkinson
Roger Parkinson, author of The Peninsular War and Tormented Warrior, lives in England.
Reviews for Clausewitz
Mr. Parkinson has recounted in extraordinary, lucid detail the politics, the battles, the spectacles, the historical roots of Clausewitz' theories, and the theories themselves.
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
The New York Times
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 ... Read more
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
The New York Times
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 ... Read more