Welcome to the Sonshi Library...when Sun Tzu's Art of War is not enough. The following lists the foremost thinkers and strategists in world history. All works are unabridged and complete. Enjoy!

Carl von Clausewitz "On War"

Prussian army officer and military theorist who proposed the doctrines of total war and war as an instrument of policy. His treatise was published posthumously. Drawing on the experiences of Frederick the Great and Napoleon, Clausewitz tried to analyze the workings of these military geniuses by isolating the factors that decide success in war.

His conclusions have remained generally applicable, and since his work contains a minimum of technical discussion, it has retained a wide appeal. He emphasized the importance of psychological and accidental factors that elude exact calculation and the necessity of a critical approach to strategic problems.