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Clausewitz

noun
1.
Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831).  Synonym: Karl von Clausewitz.






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"Clausewitz" Quotes from Famous Books



... "frightfulness" are laid down by two of the foremost German writers on the Art of War. Clausewitz, who is always quoted in the war schools dealing with the question, says, "Philanthropists may think it possible that the disarmament or subjection of the enemy can be effected by some artificial means without causing too many wounds and that this is the true aim of military science. Pretty ...
— The Red Watch - With the First Canadian Division in Flanders • J. A. Currie



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