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"On War" is a selection of the military theoretical works of Prussian military theorist Clausewitz. The book profoundly reveals the nature of war being subordinate to politics, emphasizes the role of human factors, especially spiritual power, in war, and explains the trend of the nature of war changing to a popular war. The book discusses the dialectical relationship between strategy and tactics, offense and defense, and the purpose and means of war, and puts forward classic theories such as concentrating superior forces to annihilate the enemy. This book is hailed as a classic of modern Western military theory and has had a profound impact on the history of military thought.