On Clausewitz : a study of military and political ideas

Clausewitz is often quoted but more often misunderstood.

On Clausewitz presents his central ideas about war and politics - such as war as an instrument of policy, the concept of Absolute War, friction and the fog of war - in a clear and systematic fashion.

It also presents the man, his life and the military and intellectual environment in which he produced his great work On War.

A final section considers Clausewitz's relevance to the rapidly changing nature of war today.