On War — Carl von Clausewitz
Vom Kriege, 1832. Translated by J. J. Graham, 1873 (public domain).
This is the J. J. Graham translation, the standard free English text for ~150 years. For scholarly citation, most academics use the Howard–Paret translation (Princeton, 1976) — that edition is still in copyright and is not reproduced here. Purchase it for rigorous academic work.
Books
- Book I — On the Nature of War
- Book II — On the Theory of War
- Book III — Of Strategy in General
- Book IV — The Combat
- Book V — Military Forces
- Book VI — Defence
- Book VII — The Attack
- Book VIII — Plan of War
Core Concepts (Glossary)
See the Clausewitz Glossary for all core terms.