Carl von Clausewitz: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
English translations of Vom Kriege (On War) include those by J.J. Graham, new and rev. ed. with notes by F.N. Maude, 3 vol. (1908, reissued 2004); O.J. Matthijs Jolles (1943, reissued 1953); and Michael Howard and Peter Paret (eds. and trans.), with introductory essays and a commentary (1976, reissued 1989). Assessments of Clausewitz’s ideas and times include Peter Paret, Clausewitz and the State (1976, reprinted 2007); Raymond Aron, Clausewitz: Philosopher of War (1983; originally published in French, 2 vol., 1976); Azar Gat, The Origins of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to Clausewitz (1989); and Hew Strachan, Clausewitz’s On War: A Biography (2007).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: St Andrews Research Repository - ?The most beautiful of wars?: Carl von Clausewitz and small wars (PDF). | Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 28, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Defense University Press - Clausewitz�s Wondrous Yet Paradoxical Trinity: The Nature of War as a Complex Adaptive System. | Aug 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: St Andrews Research Repository - ?The most beautiful of wars?: Carl von Clausewitz and small wars (PDF). | May 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Western Oregon University - Carl von Clausewitz�s Military Theory. | Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Clausewitz at War. | Apr 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Public Radio - 'Clausewitz's On War: A Biography'. | Feb 15, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: RT Russiapedia - Biography of Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz. | Jan 28, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Famous People - Biography of Karl Von Clausewitz. | Jan 28, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Clausewitz and Limited Nuclear Options. | Dec 29, 2015 | ||
| Title by Hew Strachan added. | Feb 07, 2011 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Aug 24, 2007 | ||
| New article added. | Aug 24, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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