Synopsis
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,
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