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On War (Volume 1)

Gelesen von Timothy Ferguson

(4,706 Sterne; 51 Bewertungen)

A classic work on military strategy by a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars. The author's style is dialectical: he makes two strong but opposing statements and then draws them together to describe many facets of war. Free of technical jargon, and suitable for modern readers. This audiobook is based on a 1909 English translation.

In section 2, the reader Timothy Ferguson was assisted by Linda Ferguson. (10 hr 52 min)

Chapters

01 - Introduction

17:17

Read by Timothy Ferguson

02 - Preface to the First Editon

11:29

Read by Timothy Ferguson

03 - Notice

9:12

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04 - The Introduction of the Author

4:32

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05 - Brief Memoir of General Clausewitz

9:46

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06 - Book 1 Chapter 1 : What is War?

53:16

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07 - Book 1 Chapter 2 : End and Means in War

39:03

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08 - Book 1 Chapter 3 : The Genius for War

47:30

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09 - Book 1 Chapters 4 - 8

24:40

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10 - Book 2 Chapter 1 : Branches of the Art of War

21:18

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11 - Book 2 Chapter 2 : On the Theory of War

44:39

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12 - Book 2 : Chapters 3 and 4

20:22

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13 - Book 2 Chapter 5 : Criticism

47:04

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14 - Book 2 Chapter 6 : On Examples

16:19

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15 - Book 3 : Chapters 1 - 5

38:26

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16 - Book 3 : Chapters 6 - 10

40:08

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17 - Book 3 : Chapters 11 -15

33:16

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18 - Book 3 : Chapters 16 - 18

20:48

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19 - Book 4 : Chapters 1 - 6

43:46

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20 - Book 4 : Chapters : 7 - 10

51:46

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21 - Book 4: Chapters 11 - 12

40:59

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22 - Book 4: Chapters 13 - 14

16:42

Read by Timothy Ferguson

Bewertungen

A note from the reader:

(0 Sterne)

This is only volume 1 of the three volumes of this work. Volumes two and three (in a single recording) are here: https://archive.org/details/on_war_vol2and3_1403_librivox

19th C Classic On War, very well read

(5 Sterne)

The reader has read the entire work (this volume and the 2 others) in a marathon effort of 33 hours reading. He's to be complimented and thanked for it as it's very clearly and articulately read. The work itself aspires to theorize systematically about the subject of war as known in the mid 19th century, referring to previous generals and conquerors, particularly Napoleon and Frederick the Great. It's still an influential work; but this may be for the worse as in its ideas about the efficacy of war for achieving one way security and positive and profitable outcomes one can see a root of 20th C war-mongery. It's very interesting for revealing the phlegmatic approach as if it is a technical operation. It's very long and becomes less systematic and rambling as it goes on but a lot of thought has gone into it. It has the flaw of not engaging the sort of moral and social dynamics that prefigure and make it possible to establish states and raise armies in the first place. I found it very interesting and very imbalanced; overworked with technicalities and deficient in moral evaluation of drives and sources of enduring success or failure in and from war.

Great Reader

(5 Sterne)

The reader does a great job of making the book understandable

A Brilliant book!

(5 Sterne)

Timothy has brought this book to life! I'd definitely recommend it!

Fantastic sums up how I rate it

(5 Sterne)

Fantastic good voice one of my absolute books here

(5 Sterne)

an excellent piece of military literature which is quite well read here

on war

(5 Sterne)

Excellent narration, really a labor of love

(5 Sterne)

Absolutely awesome job. Thank you for this gift.