Spirit of the Modern System of War

Klappentext Published in English in 1806, later in the century this work had considerable influence upon Prussian and Austrian military thought. Zusammenfassung Published in English in 1806! advocating swift and decisive tactics and mathematical principles to strategy! this work had considerable influence upon Prussian and Austrian military thought in the late nineteenth century! and is regarded as one of the founding texts of modern geopolitics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Commentator's preface; Part I. A View of the Principle on Which the Modern System of War Is Founded: 1. General notions; 2. Of lines of operation; 3. Of diverging lines of operation; 4. Of parallel lines of operation; 5. Of lines of operation; 6. Of the most advantageous form and direction of a base; 7. Of retreats within the base; 8. Of parallel and eccentric retreats; 9. Of the result of all the foregoing inquiries; 10. The difference between strategics and tactics; 11. Of the order of battle; 12. Of the Chevalier Foulard's column; 13. Difference between the tactics of the ancients and those of the moderns; 14. Result of the foregoing chapters; Part II. Consequence of the Principle Which Requires a Military Base Previous to Any Operation: 1. Masses of fighting men; 2. One consequence of the foregoing exposition; 3. Europe will one day be divided into several great states; 4. Natural limits; 5. The superiority given by the modern system of war to number over valour; 6. Perpetual peace; 7. Conclusion; Part III. Application of the Principle of the Base to Past Military Events, and to Those that May Take Place in Future: 1. Of the period at which the first development of the principle of the base was made; 2. Examination of some campaigns of the Seven Years' War; 3. Observations on the wars which have occurred since the Seven Years' War; 4. What are the natural bounds of the great European states?; Conclusion.

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• Authors: Dietrich Heinrich von B¿low, Dietrich Heinrich Von Bulow, Dietrich Heinrich von Bülow
• Assisted by: C. Malorti De Martemont (Editor), C. Malorti De Martemont (Translation), Martemont C. Malorti de (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2013
• EAN: 9781108061575
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06157-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Defence strategy, planning & research, Military and defence strategy