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Contents vii A Note on the Translation ix Introduction 1 Chapter 1. The Escalation to Extremes 27 Chapter 2. Clausewitz and Hegel 53 Chapter 3. Duel and Reciprocity 77 Chapter 4. The Duel and the Sacred 109 Chapter 5. Hölderlin’s Sorrow 137 Chapter 6. Clausewitz and Napoleon 157 Chapter 7. France and Germany 195 Chapter 8. The Pope and the Emperor 211 Epilogue 219 Notes 231 Index ...

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