On War — Volume 1 eBook

Carl von Clausewitz

Table of Contents
Section	Page

Start of eBook	1
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION	1
NOTICE	4
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE AUTHOR	7
BRIEF MEMOIR OF GENERAL CLAUSEWITZ	8
BOOK I. ON THE NATURE OF WAR	11
CHAPTER I. WHAT IS WAR?	11
CHAPTER II. END AND MEANS IN WAR	27
CHAPTER III. THE GENIUS FOR WAR	39
CHAPTER IV. OF DANGER IN WAR	55
CHAPTER V. OF BODILY EXERTION IN WAR	56
CHAPTER VI. INFORMATION IN WAR	57
CHAPTER VII. FRICTION IN WAR	59
CHAPTER VIII. CONCLUDING REMARKS, BOOK I	61
BOOK II. ON THE THEORY OF WAR	62
CHAPTER I. BRANCHES OF THE ART OF WAR	62
CHAPTER II. ON THE THEORY OF WAR	69
CHAPTER III. ART OR SCIENCE OF WAR	83
CHAPTER IV. METHODICISM	86
CHAPTER V. CRITICISM	90
CHAPTER VI. ON EXAMPLES	106
BOOK III. OF STRATEGY IN GENERAL	112
CHAPTER I. STRATEGY	112
OBSERVATION.	116
CHAPTER II. ELEMENTS OF STRATEGY	118
CHAPTER III. MORAL FORCES	119
CHAPTER IV. THE CHIEF MORAL POWERS	121
CHAPTER V. MILITARY VIRTUE OF AN ARMY	121
CHAPTER VI. BOLDNESS	125
CHAPTER VII. PERSEVERANCE	128
CHAPTER VIII. SUPERIORITY OF NUMBERS	129
CHAPTER IX. THE SURPRISE	132
CHAPTER X. STRATAGEM	136
CHAPTER XI. ASSEMBLY OF FORCES IN SPACE	138
CHAPTER XII. ASSEMBLY OF FORCES IN TIME	139
CHAPTER XIII. STRATEGIC RESERVE	144
CHAPTER XIV. ECONOMY OF FORCES	146
CHAPTER XV. GEOMETRICAL ELEMENT	147
CHAPTER XVI. ON THE SUSPENSION OF THE ACT IN WARFARE	148
CHAPTER XVII. ON THE CHARACTER OF MODERN WAR	152
CHAPTER XVIII. TENSION AND REST	153
BOOK IV THE COMBAT	154
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY	154
CHAPTER II. CHARACTER OF THE MODERN BATTLE	155
CHAPTER III. THE COMBAT IN GENERAL	156
CHAPTER IV. THE COMBAT IN GENERAL (CONTINUATION)	159
CHAPTER V. ON THE SIGNIFICATION OF THE COMBAT	165
CHAPTER VI. DURATION OF THE COMBAT	167
CHAPTER VII. DECISION OF THE COMBAT	168
CHAPTER VIII. MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AS TO A BATTLE	174
CHAPTER IX. THE BATTLE(*)	176
CHAPTER X. EFFECTS OF VICTORY (continuation)	181
CHAPTER XI. THE USE OF THE BATTLE (continued)	185
CHAPTER XII. STRATEGIC MEANS OF UTILISING VICTORY	190
CHAPTER XIII. RETREAT AFTER A LOST BATTLE	199
CHAPTER XIV. NIGHT FIGHTING	201

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