Review: On War
User Review - Morte Imperator - GoodreadsA miilitary masterpiece, On War goes on so many different dimensions of war. It contains so many things that are so shockingly still relevant to modern warfare. For example, Clausewitz warns against a ... Read full review
Review: On War
User Review - GoodreadsLots of good stuff to think about. Lots of extraneous stuff that seems quaint in a time of airpower, let alone cyber power. Here's an observation from one of my classmates - We seem to spend a lot of ...
Review: On War
User Review - GoodreadsIt's hard to write a review of such a disjointed work. The important points he hits on are indeed extremely important, but wading through 750 pages of repetitive and wordy abstract run on sentences ...
Review: On War
User Review - Mark Eickhoff - GoodreadsThis is my second time having to read this book--the first was 22 years ago at Squadron Officer School. I think it reads much better the second time through. The material is still very dense in places ... Read full review
Review: On War
User Review - Jackpking - GoodreadsA little dry for casual reading. Took me longer than I wanted to spend on the book. Read full review
Review: On War
User Review - Jadepen - GoodreadsUtterly amazing. Most readers will remark upon Clausewitz's statements that "war is a continuation of politics by other means," but to fixate upon this is to miss the broader point. Clausewitz speaks ... Read full review
Review: On War
User Review - Al - GoodreadsFive stars for the translation which is simply the best on the market, and includes a superb commentary by Bernard Brodie. This is my fourth time reading this in the context of a class (Naval War ... Read full review
Review: On War
User Review - Greg - GoodreadsThis is such an important book in the fields of peace studies, international relations, military history and military strategy that it is a must read. Clausewitz is highly opinionated and the work is ... Read full review
Review: On War
User Review - Michael Burnam-fink - Goodreads"War is simply the continuation of politics by other means." Far too many people quote Clausewitz without read him, but after reading this edition of On War, there is no excuse not to read Clausewitz ... Read full review
Review: On War
User Review - Robert - GoodreadsThis is the other book, after "The Art of War", in the popular mind when it comes to military theory. I believe it is far superior as well. It only doesn't receive 5 stars from me because it was never ... Read full review
