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The Essential On War For Business is an adaptation of Carl von Clausewitz’s classic treatise on the science of war for the business world. Summary of the Book Carl von Clausewitz’s epic work on the process of war is forever etched into the history of literature as one of the primary books on the subject. In this book, Clausewitz lays down his theory that war doesn’t serve any purpose in itself. War, he insists, is merely a continuation of politics and political commerce. It is an instrument through which politicians carry out the same objectives as politics through other means. The military objective of war is merely to render one’s opponent helpless. In this work, he outlined his thoughts on military analysis through dialogue and study. He explains how war is never an art or a science but merely an extension of the social realm. Alongside Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, Clausewitz’s work is considered an eternally valid treatise on the subject of human conflict and the ability of one force to prevail over another. It is only obvious, therefore, that his teachings can be applied to the business room. The principles Clausewitz lays down are just as applicable in a business room where heated discussions make or break companies, as they are on a battlefield where the decisions of generals may yet break the bones of their soldiers.  Wherever the conflict, Clausewitz tells us, the scene will always contain violent emotions, the interplay of chance and probability and the political calculations driven by reason. There will be no war without Clausewitz’s Trinity, be it on the blood-bathed beaches of Normandy or the statistics-driven general body meetings of multi-national companies. About Carl von Clausewitz Carl Philipp Gottfried “Gottlieb” von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist. Clausewitz is mainly remembered for this book on war, and his theory that war is an extension of politics. Clausewitz studied at the Prussian Military Academy, the Kriegsakademie, and served in the Rhine Campaigns, the Siege of Mainz, and the Napoleonic Wars. His work has influenced several generals and military theorists over the decades.