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War is a continuation of politics. Where did it come from?
From clausewitz's On War: "War is just the continuation of politics by another means", "War always happens in a certain political situation and can only be caused by certain political motives".

War and politics are consistent, politics is a whole, and war is a part of politics. Without the whole, it cannot exist independently. War is only a part of political communication, not an independent thing. War must be regarded as a part of another whole, and this whole is politics.

In a word, whether military, political or economic, all means serve the interests of the country or the nation, and there is no relationship between them. War is only the military expression and means of national will. Politics itself is only a means to realize the will of the country. They are complementary, mutually complementary, mutually supportive and unified.

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Clausewitz's "On War" is a classic of war theory in the history of military thought, and consciously sums up war experience by using dialectics. After the book was published, it was highly concerned by the military circles of various countries. The entry "Guide to War" in the Encyclopedia Britannica published in the 1980s pointed out that clausewitz was the first great strategist and the originator of modern strategic research.

His immortal work "On War" deserves to be regarded as the best theoretical work to comprehensively study military art. To some extent, his work is the "Bible" of strategy. Michael howard, a British military historian, believes that clausewitz's magnum opus On War may become a basic classic for all those who are seriously engaged in the study of war and peace after many years.

The depth and creativity of his works have led the study of war to a brand-new stage, and some of the viewpoints of discussing strategy and other issues as a whole will still be the starting point of almost all new theories talking about such issues in the future. In Germany, some bourgeois militarists regarded clausewitz as their "founder" and highly praised On War.

In the introduction of the 5th edition of On War, former German Chief of General Staff Schrieffen wrote that clausewitz's On War is the highest opinion on war in history, both in form and content. Fundamentally speaking, the advantages shown by our commanders are entirely derived from the work "On War", through which a whole generation of outstanding soldiers have been created.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-War Debate