Frederick the Great on the Art of War - by Jay Luvaas (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Excerpts from Frederick II's military writings.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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 a major power, thereby decisively influencing the next two centuries of European history. He was also a brilliant military thinker whose observations arose from extensive battlefield experience.This volume presents a balanced selection from Frederick's writings on strategy, tactics, and mobility; the problems of logistics and a two-front war; the combined use of infantry, cavalry, and artillery; the history of the Prussian army; the critical battles of the Seven Years' War; generalship as an art; and much more. A majority of this material is translated here for the first time in English and available nowhere else. The result is an invaluable glimpse into the inner thoughts of a military genius.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>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 a major power, thereby decisively influencing the next two centuries of European history. He was also a brilliant military thinker whose observations arose from extensive battlefield experience.<P>This volume presents a balanced selection from Frederick's writings on strategy, tactics, and mobility; the problems of logistics and a two-front war; the combined use of infantry, cavalry, and artillery; the history of the Prussian army; the critical battles of the Seven Years' War; generalship as an art; and much more. A majority of this material is translated here for the first time in English and available nowhere else. The result is an invaluable glimpse into the inner thoughts of a military genius.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jay Luvaas</b>, editor and translator for this volume, is professor of military history at the U.S. Army War College. He has edited <i>The Civil War in the Writings of Col. G.F.R. Henderson</i> (also available from Da Capo Press) as well as <i>Napoleon on the Art of War</i>.
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