Carl von Clausewitz (1780–1831)

Author of On War (Penguin Classics)

Also known as: Clausewitz, Clausevitz, Clausewitz Von, Von Clausewitz, Clausewitz Carl, Karl Clausewitz ... (see complete list), C Von Clausewitz, Claus Clausewitz, Carl Von Clauswitz, Carl von Clauswitz, Karl Von Clauswitz, Carl Von Clausewitz, Karl Von Clausewitz, Von Clausewitz Carl, Karl Von Cllausewitz, Claus Von Clausewitz, General Carl von Clausewitz, General Paul Von Clausewitz, by Gen. Carl Von Clausewitz, General Carl Von Clausewitz, Carl Von, General Clausewitz, Carl) Gatzke Clausewitz Hans W von, Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz, Karl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz, edited by Anatol Rapoport. Clausewitz, ed.) Karl von Clausewitz (Anatol Rapoport, Karl von Clausewitz (ed. Anatol Rapoport), Carl Von; Edited and Translated By Michael Howard, General Carl Von Clausewitz translator: Hans W. Ga, Karl Von Clausewitz, (trans.) O. J. Matthijs Jolle

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Please note: abridged editions should not be combined with complete editions. Discussion in Combiners group.

This is not really a notice about the author but about his works. Students and scholars of Clausewitz have emphasized the differences between the original German text and the several translated editions into English especially, but also other languages. Therefore, I would propose reorganizing the list of works to group editions of "On War" by language and editor/translator as much as possible because of the noted differences between each version.

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On War (Penguin Classics) 723 copies, 5 reviews
On War 649 copies, 4 reviews
On the Nature of War (Penguin Great Ideas) 52 copies, 1 review
Principles of War 41 copies, 1 review
The Campaign of 1812 in Russia 38 copies
War, Politics, and Power 34 copies
De la guerre 17 copies, 1 review
Over de oorlog 9 copies
Principes fondamentaux de stratégie militaire 5 copies
Historical and Political Writings 5 copies
Pensieri sulla guerra 5 copies
The Essential Clausewitz: Selections from On War (Dover Books on History,… 4 copies
A short guide to Clausewitz on war 4 copies
Campagne de 1815 en France 4 copies

On War, Vol. II 3 copies

AJATUKSIA SODASTA JA JOHTAMISESTA 3 copies

Selections From on War 3 copies

On War, Vol. I 3 copies

Théorie du combat 2 copies

Carl von Clausewitz: two letters on strategy (CSI reprint) 2 copies

Principles of War. Trans & edited with an introduction by Hans W. Gatzke. 1 copy

Notes sur la Prusse dans sa grande catastrophe 1806 1 copy

Clausewitz in der Perspektive. Materialien zu Carl von Clausewitz Vom… 1 copy

Principles of War 1 copy

Grundgedanken über Krieg und Kriegführung 1 copy

Karl und Marie von Clausewitz : ein Lebensbild in Briefen und… 1 copy

Vom Kriege: Auswahl 1 copy

De la Guerra 1 copy

Clausewitz: On War 1 copy

Clausewitz nell'era atomica 1 copy

WAR, POLITICS, and POWER Selelctions from On War, and I Believe and… 1 copy

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Date of birth

1780-07-01 [1780]

Date of death

1831-11-16 [1831]

Burial location

Soldatenfriedhof, Wrocław, Poland

Gender

male

Nationality

Prussia

Places of residence

Burg bei Magdeburg, Prussia

Berlin, Prussia

Breslau, Prussia

Education

Kriegsschule, Berlin, Prussia

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Kingdom of Prussia

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