The Principles of War (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Orczy, Emmuska

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440092265 ISBN 13 : 9781440092268

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Can war be taught? This book argues that war can be analyzed, learned, and practiced through disciplined reflection and case study.

It presents a clear aim: to define enduring military principles and show how they arise from real needs on the ground. The text explains why readers should study history and concrete scenes to build judgment, will, and reliable methods for action in war’s uncertain moments.

Readers will encounter practical ideas about organizing forces, guarding against surprises, and directing decisive attacks. The work emphasizes how to balance movement, coordination, and reserves to hit a moving target on complex terrain. It combines theoretical insight with examples from historic battles to illuminate modern strategy.

• Foundations of military teaching: why principles matter and how they guide decision making.


• How to design flexible, in-depth formations like advance guards and reserves.


• Strategies for maintaining speed, cohesion, and decisive action in battle.


• Lessons drawn from historical cases to inform present-day force planning.

Ideal for readers of military history and strategy who want a practical framework for understanding how battles are planned and fought.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

THE PRINCIPLES OF WAR CHAPTER I on the teaching of war " It is not some familiar spirit whioh suddenly and secretly discloses to me what I have to say or do in a case unexpected by others, it is reflexion, meditation "-Napoleon Gentlemen, On the pediment of this building may be read the inscription : Ecole de Guerre (School of War). Can these two words, school and war, be associated ? How can one conceive that this function, war, which displays itself on battle-fields, m the midst of the unforeseen and of danger, which makes use of surprise and of all the attribute^ of force, violence, and brutality, m order to create terror, may be prepared by that other function, study, which can only live in calm, in method, in reflexion, in discussion, and in reason? In a word, " Can war be taught ? Does its nature allow it to be taught ? " If the teaching of war is possible, on what matter does such teaching bear? Up to what hunts can such teaching extend ? Under what form can teach

Table of Contents

CHAP ; I On the Teaching op War 1; II Primal Characteristics op Modern War 22; III Economy op Forces 48; IV Intellectual Discipline-Freedom op Action ; as a Function op Obedience 97; V The Service op Security 116; VI The Advance Guard 138; VII The Advance Guard at Naohod 160; VIII Strategical Sur^ribh 232; IX Strategical Security 252; X The Battle Decisive Attack 281; XI Battle An Historical Instance 304; XII Modern Battle 327; LIST OF PLANS; I-IN THE TEXT; Facing page; A Battle of Nachod Position about 9am 182; B ,, Position befoie 10 a m 190; 0 „ Position at 10 30 a m 190; D „ „ Fighting between 1130 and 12 212; E „ Conjectured positions of the First; Bngade 204; F Conjectured attack of the FirBt Brigade 204; G „ „ Position about 12 30 222; H Attack on Wysokow by Waldstatten's; Brigade 224; 1 Theatie of Opeiations of the Italian Aimy in Hungary (1809) 262 J Neighbourhood of Saalfeld 304 K Battle of Saalfeld, 1st movement,

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440092265
• ISBN 13: 9781440092268
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 402
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible