The Children’s Illustrated Clausewitz, Volume 1

Caitlin Fitz Gerald

Bibliographic Information

Title: The Children’s Illustrated Clausewitz, Volume I
Author: Caitlin Fitz Gerald
Date of publication: 2021
Format: Hardcover, 8.5 × 11 inches (216 × 279 mm)
Pages: 136
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-911683-00-1

The Children’s Illustrated Clausewitz, whilst improbable, is just what it sounds like: an illustrated re-telling of 19th-century Prussian officer Carl von Clausewitz’s seminal strategy treatise, On War. 

Author and illustrator Caitlin Fitz Gerald expresses Clausewitz’s ideas through accessible language, making this ordinarily dense text a joy to read for children and adults alike. Framed as a class taught by ‘Hare’ Clausewitz to a group of woodland creatures in an idyllic forest setting, the text that strives to preserve the essence of Clausewitz’s ideas whilst delivering them using simplified language, supported by beautiful colour illustrations.

Volume I is an interpretation of the first three books of On War, which cover the nature of war, the theory of war, and strategy. Printed and bound in high-quality materials, The Children’s Illustrated Clausewitz is an astonishingly original work that you will be proud to share with your children—or purchase for yourself!

The first printing has sold out. The second printing is available for pre-order now.