Carl von Clausewitz
Pub. Date
2000
Description
"For two thousand years, Sun-tzu's The Art of Warfare was the indispensable volume of warcraft.
Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare, Sun-tzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept: "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." Karl von Clausewitz, the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means, also claims paternity of the notion "total war."...