The Genesis of On War / Peter Paret
The Influence of Clausewitz / Michael Howard
The Continuing Relevance of On War / Bernard Brodie
Preface / Marie Von Clausewitz
On Physical Effort in War
Concluding Observations on Book One
Bk 2. On the Theory of War
Classifications of the Art of War
Art of War or Science of War
Bk. 3. On Strategy in General
The Principal Moral Elements
Military Virtues of the Army
Concentration of Forces in Space
Unification of Forces in Time
The Suspension of Action in War
The Character of Contemporary Warfare
The Nature of Battle Today
The Engagement in General
The Engagement in General-Continued
The Significance of the Engagement
Duration of the Engagement
Mutual Agreement to Fight
The Battle-Continued: The Effects of Victory
The Battle-Continued: The Use of Battle
Strategic Means of Exploiting Victory
Retreat after a Lost Battle
The Army, the Theater of Operations, the Campaign
Relationship between the Branches of the Service
The Army's Order of Battle
General Disposition of the Army
Advance Guard and Outposts
Operational Use of Advanced Corps
The Relationship between Attack and Defense in Tactics
The Relationship between Attack and Defense in Strategy
Convergence of Attack and Divergence of Defense
The Character of Strategic Defense
Scope of the Means of Defense
Interaction between Attack and Defense
Fortified Positions and Entrenched Camps
Defensive Mountain Warfare
Defensive Mountain Warfare-Continued
Defensive Mountain Warfare-Concluded
Defense of Rivers and Streams
Defense of Rivers and Streams-Continued
Retreat to the Interior of the Country
Defense of a Theater of Operations
Defense of a Theater of Operations-Continued
Defense of a Theater of Operations-Continued: Phased Resistance
Defense of a Theater of Operations-Concluded: Where a Decision Is Not the Objective
Attack in Relation to Defense
The Nature of Strategic Attack
The Object of the Strategic Attack
The Diminishing Force of the Attack
The Culminating Point of the Attack
Destruction of the Enemy's Forces
Attack on Defensive Positions
Attack on Entrenched Camps
Attack on a Mountainous Area
Attacks on Swamps, Flooded Areas, and Forests
Attack on a Theater of War: Seeking a Decision
Attack on a Theater of War: Not Seeking a Decision
Attack on an Enemy Army in Billets
The Culminating Point of Victory
Absolute War and Real War
A. Interdependence of the Elements of War
B. Scale of the Military Objective and of the Effort To Be Made
Closer Definition of the Military Objective: The Defeat of the Enemy
Closer Definition of the Military Objective-Continued: Limited Aims
A. The Effect of the Political Aim on the Military Objective
B. War Is an Instrument of Policy
The Limited Aim: Offensive War
The Limited Aim: Defensive War
The Plan of a War designed to Lead to the Total Defeat of the Enemy
A Guide to the Reading of On War / Bernard Brodie.
