Including the explanation, the author's preface, the materials of military lessons taught by the author for Prince Prussia from 18 12, the organic division of the army, tactics or Science of Tactics's teaching plan and outline, etc. * * Volume 3, 8 chapters, 124 chapters. It is considered to be a strategic bible that soldiers must read.
On War is regarded as a classic of modern western military theory, which has played an important role in the formation and development of modern western military thought, and is regarded as one of the 100 books that have influenced the historical process. Clausewitz himself is therefore regarded as the originator of modern western military theory.
In the book, the author reveals the subordinate nature of war to politics, points out the role of human factors, especially spiritual strength, expounds the historical trend of the transformation from the nature of war to the people's war, discusses the dialectical relationship between strategy and tactics, attack and defense, and the purpose and means of war, and puts forward the theory of concentrating superior forces to destroy the enemy.
Although this book is an unfinished work, clausewitz pays attention to using the dialectics of German classical philosophy to examine the issue of war, thus expounding a series of main viewpoints that triggered the revolution of war theory, such as: "War is just a continuation of politics by another means".