Clausewitz in English: The Reception of Clausewitz in Britain and America, 1815-1945

by Christopher Bassfors and Christopher Bassford

Book Overview

This intellectual history examines the reception of Carl von Clausewitz's military theories in Britain and the United States. In the first comprehensive study of the literature, Christopher Bassford argues that the impact of Clausewitzian theory has been underestimated and he follows the trail of Clausewitzian influence from pre-1873 Britain to 1945. Bassford finds that among those who explicitly discussed Clausewitz and his theories were soldiers,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195083830
• ISBN13: 9780195083835
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"