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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781857151213 (hbk.) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780691056579 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC) 181131691 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
Indian Institute for Human Settlements-Bangalore |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
IIHS |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| 041 1# - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title |
eng |
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ger |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Edition number |
23 |
| Classification number |
355.02 CLA |
| Item number |
023188 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Clausewitz, Carl von, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1780-1831. |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
<a href="Vom Kriege.">Vom Kriege.</a> |
| Language of a work |
English |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
On war / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Carl von Clausewitz ; edited and translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
London : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Everyman's library, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
1993. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xli, 870 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
| 336 ## - Content type term (R) |
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| Content type term (R) |
text |
| Content type code (R) |
txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - Media Type (R) |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - Carrier Type (R) |
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| Carrier type term (R) |
volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 490 #1 - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Everyman's library ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation |
121 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Translation of: Vom Kriege. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introductory Essays -- The Genesis of On War / Peter Paret -- The Influence of Clausewitz / Michael Howard -- The Continuing Relevance of On War / Bernard Brodie -- On War -- Author's Preface -- Author's Comment -- Preface / Marie Von Clausewitz -- Two Notes by the Author -- Bk. 1. -- On the Nature of War -- What is War? -- Purpose and Means in War -- On Military Genius -- On Danger in War -- On Physical Effort in War -- Intelligence in War -- Friction in War -- Concluding Observations on Book One -- Bk 2. On the Theory of War -- Classifications of the Art of War -- On the Theory of War -- Art of War or Science of War -- Method and Routine -- Critical Analysis -- On Historical Examples -- Bk. 3. On Strategy in General -- Strategy -- Elements of Strategy -- Moral Factors -- The Principal Moral Elements -- Military Virtues of the Army -- Boldness -- Perseverance -- Superiority of Numbers -- Surprise -- Cunning -- Concentration of Forces in Space -- Unification of Forces in Time -- The Strategic Reserve -- Economy of Force -- The Geometrical Factor -- The Suspension of Action in War -- The Character of Contemporary Warfare -- Tension and Rest -- Bk. 4. The Engagement -- Introduction -- The Nature of Battle Today -- The Engagement in General -- The Engagement in General-Continued -- The Significance of the Engagement -- Duration of the Engagement -- Mutual Agreement to Fight -- The Battle: Its Decision -- The Battle-Continued: The Effects of Victory -- The Battle-Continued: The Use of Battle -- Strategic Means of Exploiting Victory -- Retreat after a Lost Battle -- Night Operations -- Bk. 5. Military Forces -- General Survey -- The Army, the Theater of Operations, the Campaign -- Relative Strength -- Relationship between the Branches of the Service -- The Army's Order of Battle -- General Disposition of the Army -- Advance Guard and Outposts -- Operational Use of Advanced Corps -- Camps -- Marches -- Marches-Continued -- Marches-Concluded -- Billets -- Maintenance and Supply -- Base of Operations -- Lines of Communication -- Terrain -- The Command of Heights |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals. The most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy, Carl von Clausewitz's book stands as one of the world's great classic works on the subject. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
Translated from German. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Military art and science. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
War. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Howard, Michael, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1922-2019. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Book |
