{"product_id":"on-war-3","title":"On War","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated by J.J. Graham, revised by F.N. Maude Abridged and with an Introduction by Louise Willmot.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn War\u003c\/em\u003e is perhaps the greatest book ever written about war. Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian soldier, had witnessed at first hand the immense destructive power of the French Revolutionary armies which swept across Europe between 1792 and 1815. His response was to write a comprehensive text covering every aspect of warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn War\u003c\/em\u003e is both a philosophical and practical work in which Clausewitz defines the essential nature of war, debates the qualities of the great commander, assesses the relative strengths of defensive and offensive warfare, and - in highly controversial passages - considers the relationship between war and politics. His arguments are illustrated with vivid examples drawn from the campaigns of Frederick the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the student of society as well as the military historian, On War remains a compelling and indispensable source.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317207081342,"sku":"NW9781853264825","price":6.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781853264825.jpg?v=1778653836","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/on-war-3","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}