{"product_id":"clausewitzs-on-war-a-biography-9780802143631","title":"Clausewitz's on War: A Biography","description":"Perhaps the most important book on military strategy ever written, Carl von Clausewitz's \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e has influenced generations of generals and politicians, has been blamed for the unprecedented death tolls in the First and Second World Wars, and is required reading at military academies to this day. But \u003ci\u003eOn War, \u003c\/i\u003e which was never finished and was published posthumously, is obscure and fundamentally contradictory. What Clausewitz declares in book 1, he discounts in book 8. The language is confusing and the relevance not always clear. It is an extremely difficult book for the general reader to approach, to reconcile with itself, and to place in context. Hew Strachan, one of the world's foremost military historians answers these problems. He explains how and why \u003ci\u003eOn War\u003c\/i\u003e was written, elucidates what Clausewitz meant, and offers insight into the book's continuing significance. This is a must read for fans of military history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hew Strachan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Books That Changed the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77h x 5.04w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802143631","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45090286960777,"sku":"9780802143631","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_33a3cb33-55e0-400d-8c04-b76fb66670c4.jpg?v=1766478370","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/clausewitzs-on-war-a-biography-9780802143631","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}