1780–1831 · Prussia
Carl von Clausewitz
“The greatest enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.”
Their life
The Prussian officer who fought Napoleon and spent the rest of his life understanding why war refuses to follow theory: friction, fog, chance — On War remains the deepest book ever written about conflict and planning under uncertainty.
Books by Carl
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