Professor Murray has just alerted me to another recent review of one of our Clausewitz translations, "Napoleon Absent, Coalition Ascendant: The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland, Volume 1". The generous reviewer this time is LTC Tom Vance, writing in Army History journal. I thank LTC Vance for his thorough and fair review. The full review can be found in JSTOR. Favourable comments include:
"With 509 footnotes accompanying Clausewitz’s original 39 notes, Murray and Pringle have created an engaging book within this translation."
"Clausewitz’s text and Murray and Pringle’s commentary and analysis are so seamless that it is easy to forget whose voice you are reading"
and a nicely backhanded finish:
"their book requires studying, not just reading. However, the effort is worth it. Their commentary is easy to follow, and the cross-referencing creates an engaging and interactive experience [...]. When you are finished, however, you feel like you have earned several professional military education credits."
Go on - buy the book, enjoy an engaging experience and earn yourself some PME credits!
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