Carl von Clausewitz
Carl von Clausewitz
Carl Philipp Gottfriedvon Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral"and political aspects of war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege, was unfinished at his death. Clausewitz was a realist in many different senses and, while in some respects a romantic, also drew heavily on the rationalist ideas of the European Enlightenment...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth1 June 1780
CountryGermany
country mean enemy
By 'intelligence' we mean every sort of information about the enemy and his country - the basis, in short, of our own plans and operations.
war mean government
War is only caused through the political intercourse of governments and nations - war is nothing but a continuation of political intercourse with an admixture of other means.
war mean politics
War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.
peace war mean
The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes.
war mean politics
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
mean goal doe
Whoever does great things with small means has successfully reached the goal.
war mean independent
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
war mean
War is politics by other means.
mean simple doe
Everything in strategy is very simple, but that does not mean everything is very easy.
mean fighting enemy
What do we mean by the defeat of the enemy? Simply the destruction of his forces, whether by death, injury, or any other means-either completely or enough to make him stop fighting. . . . The complete or partial destruction of the enemy must be regarded as the sole object of all engagements. . . . Direct annihilation of the enemy's forces must always be the dominant consideration.
war mean als
Der Krieg ist nichts als eine Fortsetzung des politischen Verkehrs mit Einmischung anderer Mittel. War is merely the continuation of policy with the admixture of other means.
enemy campaigns firsts
No campaign plan survives first contact with the enemy
war military uncertain
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
powerful passion men
Of all the passions that inspire a man in a battle, none, we have to admit, is so powerful and so constant as the longing for honor and reknown.