Michael Howard and Clausewitz

Hew Strachan

doi:10.1080/01402390.2022.2031994

Michael Howard and Clausewitz

Hew Strachan^*

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School of International Relations

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Abstract

The English translation of Carl von Clausewitz’s On War by Michael Howard and Peter Paret has had a major impact on how Clausewitz is read today, especially in the United States and Britain. Howard in particular was determined to make Clausewitz doubly relevant – as one soldier speaking to other soldiers and as an author whose views on war had continuing purchase. However, the result is a text which, in reflecting the issues of its day, is not fully reflective of what Clausewitz himself said and has itself become dated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	143-160
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Strategic Studies
Volume	45
Issue number	1
Early online date	7 Feb 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2022.2031994
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Michael Howard
Peter Paret
Carl von Clausewitz
War
Limited war
Civil-military relations

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