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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Excerpt: ... SKETCH OF A PLAN FOR TACTICS, OR THE THEORY OF THE COMBAT (N.B.--According to this distribution, this first part is to be revised and completed) I.--INTRODUCTION: DEFINITION OF THE DIS. TINCTION BETWEEN THE CONCEPTIONS OF STRATEGY AND TACTICS. II.--GENERAL THEORY OF THE COMBAT. (Combat--Cantonments--Camps--Marches.) (i) Nature of the combat--Active elements in the same--Hatred and hostility--Modification--Other moral forces--Judgment and talent. (2) More precise definition of a combat--Independent combat--Partial combat--How the latter arise. (3) Object of the combat: Victory--Degree, splendour, and weight of victory. (4) Causes of victory, that is, of the enemy leaving the field. (5) Kinds of combat according to arms--Close combat-- Fire combat. (6) Different acts of the combat--Destructive act-- Decisive act. (7) Kinds of combat, according as its motive is positive or negative--Attack and defence. (8) Plan of the combat--Strategic object of the combat--Its aim--Means--Determination of the kind of combat--Time--Space--Reciprocal action--Conduct. III.--COMBA1S; DEFINITE SUBDIVISIONS IN THE ABSTRACT. (Formation--Order of BattleElementary Tactics.) (i) Infantry. (2) Artillery. (3) Cavalry. A.--The Different Arms. Effects produced in action by each arm--The formation and Elementary tactics of each in attack and defence , based on those effects. B.--The Different Arms Combined In Attack And Defence. (1) Theory of the combination of arms: (a) Infantry and Artillery. (b) Infantry and Cavalry. (c) Cavalry and Artillery. (d) All three united. (2) Fixed Divisions which are formed out of them: (a) Brigades. (b) Divisions. I Their order of battle, position, move (c) Corps. j ment, combat. (d) Armies. J IV.--BATTLES IN CONNECTION WITH COUNTRY AND GROUND. A.--On The Influence Of Ground And Comb...
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'American Culture Transformed offers an interesting sampling of the cultural landscape in America after 9/11. The authors provide compelling snapshots of iconic moments and figures from the military, economics, the arts, and politics. The book will stir memories and make us uncomfortable again.'
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An in-depth analysis of the transformation of major American cultural icons in the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001
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- PublisherW. W. Norton & Co.
- Publication date1968
- ISBN 10 0393001075
- ISBN 13 9780393001075
- BindingPaperback
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Third Printing. 143 Pages. Translated from the French First published in 1958 this edition has a new (1968) foreword by the author. Tight straight book with no marks or stamps.In this essay one of Europe's foremost political commentators views war and peace in the urgent context of the nuclear age. Aron considers the many sides of the question: the struggle over disarmament in the face of fear and mistrust between nations; the balance which must be struck between thermonuclear and conventional weapons; the effect of the new weapons upon the diplomatic struggle; the future of the Atlantic alliance; and the possibillity of total war. The author was born in Paris in 1905. In 1935 he was named a professor at the Ecole Normale Saint-Cloud and in 1939 he bacame a member of the Faculte des Lettres at Toulouse. After the French capitulation, he worked with General de Gaulle in London and was editor in chief of La France Libre. Seller Inventory # 10206
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