{"product_id":"on-wellington-carl-v-clausewitz-9780806169040","title":"On Wellington: A Critique of Waterloo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Waterloo has been studied and dissected so extensively that one might assume little more on the subject could be discovered. Now historian Peter Hofschrr brings forward a long-repressed commentary written by Carl von Clausewitz, the author of \u003cem\u003eOn War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClausewitz, the Western world's most renowned military theorist, participated in the Waterloo campaign as a senior staff officer in the Prussian army. His appraisal, offered here in an up-to-date and readable translation, criticized the Duke of Wellington's actions. Lord Liverpool sent his translation of the manuscript to Wellington, who pronounced it a \"lying work.\" The translated commentary was quickly buried in Wellington's private papers, where it languished for a century and a half. Now published for the first time in English, Hofschrr brings Clausewitz's critique back into view with thorough annotation and contextual explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Hofschrr, long recognized as a leading scholar of the Napoleonic Wars, shows how the Duke prevented the account's publication during his lifetime-a manipulation of history so successful that almost two centuries passed before Clausewitz's work reemerged, finally permitting a reappraisal of key events in the campaign. In addition to translating and annotating Clausewitz's critique, Hofschrr also includes an order of battle and an extensive bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl V. Clausewitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806169044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806169040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Carl V. Clausewitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993719406847,"sku":"9780806169040","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31cb08e8-752b-472f-ba4f-c3a384ecd362.jpg?v=1683325917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-wellington-carl-v-clausewitz-9780806169040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}