Frederick the Great on the Art of War

Informationen zum Autor Jay Luvaas , editor and translator for this volume, is professor of military history at the U.S. Army War College. He has edited The Civil War in the Writings of Col. G.F.R. Henderson (also available from Da Capo Press) as well as Napoleon on the Art of War . Klappentext "Frederick the Great (1712-1786)! King of Prussia! initiated the Seven Years' War in 1756; outfought the formidable French! Russian! and Austrian armies aligned against him; and established Prussia as" Zusammenfassung "Frederick the Great (1712--1786), King of Prussia, initiated the Seven Years' War in 1756; outfought the formidable French, Russian, and Austrian armies aligned against him; and established Prussia as" Inhaltsverzeichnis * Frederick and the Art of War * The Sovereign and the Study of War * The Military Instrument * The Army on Campaign * The Anatomy of Battle * First Lessons in Tactics * From the Pages of History * The New War of Positions * Strategy * Generalship as an Art * Appendix I. Glossary of Some Eighteenth-Century Military Terms * Appendix II. Pertinent Dates in the Life of Frederick the Great

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• Authors: Frederick, King of Prussia Frederick II, Frederick II King Of Prussia, H R M Frederick II, R. M. Frederick I. H. R. M. Frederick, H. R. M. Frederick II, R. M. Frederick I H. R. M. Frederick II, Jay Luvaas, Jay Frederick II Luvaas, Luvaas Jay
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.1999
• EAN: 9780306809088
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80908-8
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Essays, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Defence strategy, planning & research, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Warfare and defence, Military and defence strategy, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599