Published by Good Press, 2021

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Table of Contents

       CHAPTER I THE LIFE OF CLAUSEWITZ

       CHAPTER II THE INFLUENCE OF CLAUSEWITZ ON MODERN POLICY AND WAR

       Reflections

       CHAPTER III THE WRITINGS OF CLAUSEWITZ

       CHAPTER IV THE THEORY AND THE PRACTICE OF WAR

       Theory and Practice

       Rejection of Set and Geometrical Theories

       A Theory to be Practically Useful

       Knowledge must be Thorough

       Reflections

       CHAPTER V THE MAGNITUDE OF THE EFFORT REQUIRED IN A MODERN NATIONAL WAR

       Reflections

       CHAPTER VI PUBLIC OPINION IN WAR

       Reflections

       CHAPTER VII THE NATURE OF WAR

       The Political Nature of War

       The Culminating Point of Victory

       The Two Classes of Wars

       Preparation for War

       Friction in War

       War Itself

       Simple Plans

       Strategic Lines

       Friction

       Danger

       Bodily Exertion

       Information in War

       The Moral and Physical

       Tension and Rest in War

       Reflections

       CHAPTER VIII WAR AS POLICY

       Some Knowledge of War necessary for Statesmen

       The War Minister

       Policy and the means to carry out that Policy must Harmonize

       Reflections

       CHAPTER IX STRATEGY

       Superiority in Numbers What is Required for Strategic Certainty

       The Decisive Point

       The Simultaneous Use of all the Forces

       Concentration

       The First Pitched Battle

       Pursuit

       Summary of Strategic Principles

       Reflections

       CHAPTER X THE EXECUTION OF STRATEGY

       The Genius for War

       Reflections

       CHAPTER XI TACTICS

       Flank Attacks

       Reserves​—​Destructive and Decisive Act

       Duration of the Combat

       Attack and Defence

       The