Read the first book of and you may have some of the interesting ideas written down. The rest of the book is ok, but not as important to read as the 1st book. The concepts that war is tied so close to everything politcal, used as another negotiating technique opened my eyes. If you keep going and read the whole book you will also find some interesting nuggets inside. Clausewitz is a very interesting thinker and I think this Everyman's edition is well made. In fact after some looking, I am getting this book published by Everyman's because it seems so much better than other versions of On War. One thing about this book that is really amazing is that it can also show you things about your own life. I doubt Clauswitz would think of his book in such a way, but his ideas are really clear and helpful even to a non military mind.