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Carl von Clausewitz defines war as the exercise of force to attain political objectives, unrestrained by any law other than expediency. This philosophical analysis examines the nature of conflict as a force inherent in nations, providing a foundational framework for understanding the military and political history of modern Europe.

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(*) All these figures are taken from Chambray. Vergl. Bd. vii. 2^te Auflage, § 80, ff.

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(*) 8th Chapter.—Tr.

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(*) Philippsburg was the pattern of a badly-placed fortress; it resembled a fool standing with his nose close to a wall.

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() As it is conceived that the words “ebenen” and “gebirgigen” in this passage in the original have by some means become transposed, their equivalents—level and mountainous*—are here placed in the order in which it is presumed the author intended the words to stand.—Tr.

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(*) See Chapters IV. and V.

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(*1.) Book I., Chapter I.

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(*2.) Book I., Chapter I.

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(*3.) Book VII., Chapters IV. and V. (Culminating Point of Victory).

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