Understanding War: Essays on Clausewitz and the History of Military Power

by Peter Paret

These essays provide an authoritative introduction to Carl von Clausewitz and enlarge the history of war by joining it to the history of ideas and institutions and linking it with intellectual biography.

Genres: History, Essays, Military History, Military Fiction

252 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1992

About the author

American historian who has specialised in German military history in the Napoleonic era and German artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Reviews

[Roy McCullough · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant collection of essays that proved to be well worth revisiting.