{"product_id":"2026200015664-secondhand-on-war","title":"On War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew texts have shaped the philosophy of warfare as profoundly as Carl von Clausewitz's On War, a monumental treatise that dissects the nature of armed conflict with surgical precision, arguing that war is not merely a military exercise but the continuation of politics by other means. Written in the early nineteenth century by a Prussian general who had witnessed the Napoleonic campaigns firsthand, this magisterial work presents a comprehensive theory of strategy, tactics, and the psychological dimensions of combat, drawing on historical battles to illustrate its timeless principles. Edited and introduced by Anatol Rapoport for this Pelican Classics edition, the text is made accessible to a modern readership without sacrificing the intellectual rigour that has made it essential reading for soldiers, statesmen, and scholars alike.\n\nClausewitz writes with a philosopher's rigour and a soldier's authority, weaving together abstract theory and concrete military history into a framework that transcends its era. Themes of friction, fog of war, moral forces, and the dynamic interplay between reason and passion give the work a depth that has ensured its relevance from the Napoleonic age to the present day. Whether one approaches it as a strategic manual, a work of political philosophy, or a historical document, On War remains a text that perpetually rewards re-reading — leaving every student of conflict with the unsettling sense that its final implications have yet to be fully understood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203259474139,"sku":"2026200015664-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2a1f01da-4ed3-4ede-8d98-1ad07e142ca4.png?v=1788146660","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015664-secondhand-on-war","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}