This book in the genre of United States History - 19th Century - Civil War, a little about the book On War: All Volumes (Illustrated) - *Illustrated with pictures of Clausewitz and history's most famous generals With the exception of Napoleon Bonaparte, no man was more influential on the military tactics and strategy of 19th century warfare than Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz (June 1, 1780 – November 16, 1831). Clausewitz was a Prussian soldier and German military theorist who stressed the moral and political aspects of war, but he is remembered today for his military treatise On War, which remains one of the most important military ...