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[...]... Spirit of Modern System of War (London: C Mercier & Co., 1806) 12 Bülow, Modern System of War, 86–7 Karl F Weiland, ‘Strategie und Taktik in der Theorie Carl von Clausewitz , http://www.carlvonclausewitz.de/weiland, compares Bülow’s and Clausewitz s views of strategy and tactics 13 Bülow, Modern System of War, 226–9 14 Clausewitz took issue with this view from the outset: see On War, I/1, section 3 15... II ‘The Nature of War consists of three chapters The first chapter analyzes Clausewitz s general concept of war The second examines the relationship he established between war and policy, and the secondary and often overlooked relationship between policy and politics The third chapter discusses his views regarding friction and genius Part II thus describes Clausewitz s universe of war Part III ‘Strategy,... include The History of the Late War in Germany (1766), a patently biased account of the Seven Years’ War, and Continuation of the History of the Late War in Germany between the King of Prussia and the Empress of Germany and Her Allies (1781).6 14 On War s Purpose and Method In keeping with the Enlightenment tradition of distinguishing between art and science, Lloyd divided war into two parts: a mechanical... On War Recent scholarship has raised concerns over the Howard– Paret translation; see Jan Willem Honig, Clausewitz s On War: Problems of Text and Translation’, in Hew Strachan (ed.), Clausewitz in the 21s t Century, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007) Also, Howard and Paret have admitted their translation might be ‘too clean’ Thus, the translations in this book are my own However, since the Howard–Paret... of On War s Book II ‘On the Theory of War On War s Purpose and Method 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 19 ‘Ueber den Zustand der Theorie’, 25 Vom Kriege, II/3, 302–3; On War, 149 Vom Kriege, II/2, 282–3; On War, 135 [Clausewitz] ‘Bemerkungen über die reine und angewandte Strategie des Herrn Bülow oder Kritik der darin enthaltenen Ansichten’, Neue Bellona, 93 (1805), 252–87; reprinted in Carl von Clausewitz, ... definition; and Vom Kriege, II/1, 277, III/1, 345; On War, 132, 177, where the variations are slight, indeed Vom Kriege, II/2, 283–8; On War, 135–40 Vom Kriege, VI/30, 857–8; On War, 516 Vom Kriege, II/2, 280–1; On War, 134 Compare: Lloyd, Continuation of the History of the Late War (1781) in War, Society, and Enlightenment, 388, 452, 458, 484–5, 621, 624; Bülow, Modern System of War, 234; and Vom Kriege,... Isabelle Duyvesteyn (eds.), Rethinking the Nature of War (London: Frank Cass, 2005); and The Nature of Modern War: Clausewitz and His Critics Revisited (Stockholm: Swedish National Defense College, 2003); David J Lonsdale, The Nature of War in the Information Age: Clausewitzian Future (London: Frank Cass, 2004); Gert de Nooy (ed.), The Clausewitzian Dictum and the Future of Western Military Strategy (The... II/2, 281–4; On War, 134–6 Other such theorists include: Henry Lloyd and Antoine-Henri Jomini, whose theories are discussed briefly in the next chapter See Martin van Creveld, The Art of War: War and Military Thought (London: Cassell, 2005); and Azar Gat, The Origins of Military Thought from the Enlightenment to Clausewitz (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989) 12 Carl von Clausewitz, ‘On the Life and Character... point 23 Clausewitz, ‘Notes on History and Politics’ (c 1803–7), and ‘Letter to Fichte’ (1809), in Historical and Political Writings, 245, 279–84 24 Vom Kriege, I/2, 229; On War, 99; emphasis added 25 Vom Kriege, I/2, 225; On War, 97 26 Andreas Herberg-Rothe, Das Rätsel Clausewitz: Politische Theorie des Krieges im Widerstreit (Munich, Germany: W Fink, 2001) is a compelling analysis of how Clausewitz s... (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992), 198–201 This page intentionally left blank Part I On War s Purpose and Method Chapters 1 and 2 discuss the purpose Clausewitz pursued and the method he employed in writing On War As the first chapter shows, his purpose was ‘to dispel false and frail concepts’ of war and to replace them with verifiable truths, arranged as a coherent body of knowledge, or theory.1 .