On War

•     INTRODUCTION
• PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
• NOTICE
• THE INTRODUCTION OF THE AUTHOR
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• BRIEF MEMOIR OF GENERAL CLAUSEWITZ
• BOOK I.    ON THE NATURE OF WAR
• CHAPTER I.    What is War?
• CHAPTER II.    Ends and Means in War
• CHAPTER III.    The Genius for War
• CHAPTER IV.    Of Danger in War
• CHAPTER V.    Of Bodily Exertion in War
• CHAPTER VI.    Information in War
• CHAPTER VII.    Friction in War
• CHAPTER VIII.
• Concluding Remarks, Book I
• BOOK II.    ON THE THEORY OF WAR
• CHAPTER I.    Branches of the Art of War
• CHAPTER II.    On the Theory of War
• CHAPTER III.    Art or Science of War
• CHAPTER IV.    Methodicism
• CHAPTER V.    Criticism
• CHAPTER VI.
• On Examples
• BOOK III.    OF STRATEGY IN GENERAL
• CHAPTER I.    Strategy
• CHAPTER II.    Elements of Strategy
• CHAPTER III.    Moral Forces
• CHAPTER IV.    The Chief Moral Powers
• CHAPTER V.    Military Virtue of an Army
• CHAPTER VI.    Boldness
• CHAPTER VII.    Perseverance
• CHAPTER VIII.    Superiority of Numbers
• CHAPTER IX.    The Surprise
• CHAPTER X.    Stratagem
• CHAPTER XI.    Assembly of Forces in Space
• CHAPTER XII.    Assembly of Forces in Time
• CHAPTER XIII.    Strategic Reserve
• CHAPTER XIV.    Economy of Forces
• CHAPTER XV.    Geometrical Element
• CHAPTER XVI.    On the Suspension of the Act in War
• CHAPTER XVII.    On the Character of Modern War
• CHAPTER XVIII.
• Tension and Rest
• BOOK IV.    THE COMBAT
• CHAPTER I.    Introductory
• CHAPTER II.    Character of a Modern Battle
• CHAPTER III.    The Combat in General
• CHAPTER IV.    The Combat in General (continuation)
• CHAPTER V.    On the Signification of the Combat
• CHAPTER VI.    Duration of Combat
• CHAPTER VII.    Decision of the Combat
• CHAPTER VIII.    Mutual Understanding as to a Battle
• CHAPTER IX.    The Battle
• CHAPTER X.    Effects of Victory
• CHAPTER XI.    The Use of the Battle
• CHAPTER XII.    Strategic Means of Utilising Victory
• CHAPTER XIII.    Retreat After a Lost Battle
• CHAPTER XIV.
• Night Fighting
• BOOK V.    MILITARY FORCES
• CHAPTER I.    General Scheme
• CHAPTER II.    Theatre of War, Army, Campaign
• CHAPTER III.    Relation of Power
• CHAPTER IV.    Relation of the Three Arms
• CHAPTER V.    Order of Battle of an Army
• CHAPTER VI.    General Disposition of an Army
• CHAPTER VII.    Advanced Guard and Out-Posts
• CHAPTER VIII.    Mode of Action of Advanced Corps
• CHAPTER IX.    Camps
• CHAPTER X.    Marches
• CHAPTER XI.    Marches (continued)
• CHAPTER XII.    Marches (continued)
• CHAPTER XIII.    Cantonments
• CHAPTER XIV.    Subsistence
• CHAPTER XV.    Base of Operations
• CHAPTER XVI.    Lines of Communication
• CHAPTER XVII.    On Country and Ground
• CHAPTER XVIII.
• Command of Ground
• BOOK VI.    DEFENCE
• CHAPTER I.    Offence and Defence
• CHAPTER II.    The Relations of the Offensive and Defensive to Each Other in Tactics
• CHAPTER III.    The Relations of the Offensive and Defensive to Each Other in Strategy
• CHAPTER IV.    Convergence of Attack and Divergence of Defence
• CHAPTER V.    Character of Strategic Defensive
• CHAPTER VI.    Extent of the Means of Defence
• CHAPTER VII.    Mutual Action and Reaction of Attack and Defence
• CHAPTER VIII.    Methods of Resistance
• CHAPTER IX.    Defensive Battle
• CHAPTER X.    Fortresses
• CHAPTER XI.    Fortresses (continued)
• CHAPTER XII.    Defensive Position
• CHAPTER XIII.    Strong Positions and Entrenched Camps
• CHAPTER XIV.    Flank Positions
• CHAPTER XV.    Defence of Mountains
• CHAPTER XVI.    Defence of Mountains (continued)
• CHAPTER XVII.    Defence of Mountains (continued)
• CHAPTER XVIII.    Defence of Streams and Rivers
• CHAPTER XIX.    Defence of Streams and Rivers (continued)
• CHAPTER XX.    A. Defence of Swamps
• CHAPTER XX.    B. Inundations
• CHAPTER XXI.    Defence of Forests
• CHAPTER XXII.    The Cordon
• CHAPTER XXIII.    Key of the Country
• CHAPTER XXIV.    Operating Against a Flank
• CHAPTER XXV.    Retreat into the Interior of the Country
• CHAPTER XXVI.    Arming the Nation
• CHAPTER XXVII.    Defence of a Theatre of War
• CHAPTER XXVIII.    Defence of a Theatre of War (continued)
• CHAPTER XXIX.    Defence of a Theatre of War (continued)—Successive Resistance
• CHAPTER XXX.
• Defence of a Theatre of War (continued)—When No Decision is Sought For
• BOOK VII.    THE ATTACK
• CHAPTER I.    The Attack in Relation to the Defence
• CHAPTER II.    Nature of the Strategical Attack
• CHAPTER III.    On the Objects of Strategical Attack
• CHAPTER IV.    Decreasing Force of the Attack
• CHAPTER V.    Culminating Point of the Attack
• CHAPTER VI.    Destruction of the Enemy’s Armies
• CHAPTER VII.    The Offensive Battle
• CHAPTER VIII.    Passage of Rivers
• CHAPTER IX.    Attack on Defensive Positions
• CHAPTER X.    Attack on an Entrenched Camp
• CHAPTER XI.    Attack on a Mountain Range
• CHAPTER XII.    Attack on Cordon Lines
• CHAPTER XIII.    Manœuvering
• CHAPTER XIV.    Attack on Morasses, Inundations, Woods
• CHAPTER XV.    Attack on a Theatre of War with the View to a Decision
• CHAPTER XVI.    Attack on a Theatre of War without the View to a Great Decision
• CHAPTER XVII.    Attack on Fortresses
• CHAPTER XVIII.    Attack on Convoys
• CHAPTER XIX.    Attack on the Enemy’s Army in its Cantonments
• CHAPTER XX.    Diversion
• CHAPTER XXI.    Invasion
• CHAPTER XXII.
• On the Culminating Point of Victory
• BOOK VIII.    PLAN OF WAR
• CHAPTER I.    Introduction
• CHAPTER II.    Absolute and Real War
• CHAPTER III.    A. Interdependence of the Parts in a War
• CHAPTER III.    B. On the Magnitude of the Object of the War and the Efforts to be Made
• CHAPTER IV.    Ends in War More Precisely Defined—Overthrow of the Enemy
• CHAPTER V.    Ends in War More Precisely Defined (continued)—Limited Object
• CHAPTER VI.    A. Influence of the Political Object on the Military Object
• CHAPTER VI.    B. War as an Instrument of Policy
• CHAPTER VII.    Limited Object—Offensive War
• CHAPTER VIII.    Limited Object—Defence
• CHAPTER IX.    Plan of War When the Destruction of the Enemy is the Object

• Jan 2021
• 562pp
• Hardback

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