How can the four most influential military and political treatises apply in the civilian and military spectrums?

I've read 2 out of 4. I'm actually drinking coffee from a Carl von Clausewitz mug right now...

First, these are all classic military reading and are definitely something everyone in the service should strive to read. I've read them all. You can't mention Uncle Karl without throwing in "The Art of War," by Henri Jomini. This list is missing him and this huge piece of history. Our modern Army was built on a Jominian system...not a Clauswitzian model (if there is such a thing, since he was very theoretical). The "Arthashastra," by Kautilya Chanakya makes Machiavelli look like a Franciscan monk. His work is ancient and forces political-military realism down your throat like an assassin. Missing the Peloponnesian Wars by Thucidides. Haven't even mentioned writings on sea and air power which came out much later in military history. All that said, they are not meant to be applied in the military spectrum, they are meant to be studied and used as tools to adapt current policy, doctrine, strategy, operations and tactics. Applying them makes them sound like a check list when they are more of a frame of mind. Thinking of warfare as an extension of politics is not applying Clauswitz' principles, but is a state of mind that links the two as we make policy and understand our current situation and environment. The interior lines of communication demanded by Jomini aren't necessary now. We can't use them like that. They assist in expanding the mind to possibilities...and how to think about issues...not what to think about the issues.

Treatises right? Just confused.