On War - Carl von Clausewitz - Books -  - 9798704821731 - February 23, 2021
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On War

Now, philanthropists may easily imagine there is a skilful method of disarming and overcoming an enemy without great bloodshed, and that this is the proper tendency of the Art of War. However plausible this may appear, still it is an error which must be extirpated; for in such dangerous things as War, the errors which proceed from a spirit of benevolence are the worst. As the use of physical power to the utmost extent by no means excludes the co-operation of the intelligence, it follows that he who uses force unsparingly, without reference to the bloodshed involved, must obtain a superiority if his adversary uses less vigour in its application. The former then dictates the law to the latter, and both proceed to extremities to which the only limitations are those imposed by the amount of counter-acting force on each side.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 23, 2021
ISBN13 9798704821731
Pages 636
Dimensions 127 × 203 × 36 mm   ·   680 g
Language English  

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