karl von clausewitz

1. 1.

   Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)

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What does karl von clausewitz mean?

karl von clausewitz means "Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)".

What is another word for karl von clausewitz?

Close synonyms include Clausewitz. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is karl von clausewitz a common word?

karl von clausewitz is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.