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Clausewitz

[ klou-zuh-vits ]

/ ˈklaʊ zə vɪts /

noun

Karl von

[kahrl fuh n] /kɑrl fən/,1780–1831, German military officer and author of books on military science.

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These gentlemen, said Clausewitz in brief, had the misfortune of mistaking the accoutrements of war for its essential nature.

How Clausewitz Invented Modern War |James A. Warren |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Clausewitz not only survived World War II; he emerged from it with his reputation greatly enhanced.

How Clausewitz Invented Modern War |James A. Warren |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Documents and firsthand accounts of Clausewitz at war by others are few and far between.

How Clausewitz Invented Modern War |James A. Warren |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
War,” wrote Clausewitz, “is an extreme trial of strength and stamina.

How Clausewitz Invented Modern War |James A. Warren |November 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He said Clausewitz was the only tactician, and he illustrated his theories with cigar-ends.

A Diversity of Creatures |Rudyard Kipling
And we must regard nearly every foreign statesman as, consciously or unconsciously, a disciple of Clausewitz.

The Reality of War |Stewart L. Murray
And it is essentially this "thoroughness" in investigation and reflection towards which Clausewitz helps us.

The Reality of War |Stewart L. Murray
Our most distinguished and prominent military190 writers are here at variance with Clausewitz.

The Reality of War |Stewart L. Murray
That is the view in which the strategist, Clausewitz, regards this encounter.

The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) |John Holland Rose

British Dictionary definitions for clausewitz

Clausewitz

/ (German ˈklauzəvɪts) /

noun

Karl von (karl fɔn). 1780–1831, Prussian general, noted for his works on military strategy, esp Vom Kriege (1833)