Clausewitz

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Clau·se·witz (klou

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ts), Karl von 1780-1831.

Prussian army officer and military theorist who proposed the doctrines of total war and war as an instrument of policy. His treatise On War was published posthumously (1833).

Clausewitz (German) [ˈklauzəvɪts]

(Biographies / Clausewitz, Karl von (1780-1831) M, Prussian, MILITARY: general) Karl von (karl fɔn). 1780-1831, Prussian general, noted for his works on military strategy, esp Vom Kriege (1833)

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Clausewitz - Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)

Karl von Clausewitz

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