ISBN: 9780710090096 - clausewitz: philosopher of war (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. xii, 418pp. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Dustiness on text block edges. A 'D' has been crayoned on the rear paste down, and the front paste down has a small printed label indicating the book was declared damaged stock (but the damage in question is not apparent). Else neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, not price clipped, shelf worn, sunned over spine, with scattered minor indentations, one of which is deeper. A major re-examination of Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), the Prussian Army Officer also known as 'the genius of war': Clausewitz stressed the moral and political aspects of waging war. His most significant written work, Vom Kriege (On War) was unfinished when he lost his life to cholera in 1831. His widow edited and published his work, a year later.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. In this edition, first published in 1983, the late Professor Raymond Aron, one of France's most distinguished social scientists, presented a major re-evaluation of Carl von Clausewitz, 'the genius of war'. He sees in Clausewitz a political philosopher of major importance, whose impact and significance permeate many facets of modern society.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled mylar-sleeved dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 418 pages, 23 cm. Notes; Originally published in 1976 in French. Includes index. Subjects; Military art and science. Armed conflicts. Philosophy. Warfare and Defence. Prussia (Germany) History. 1 Kg.…