The age of battles : the quest for decisive warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo

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The age of battles : the quest for decisive warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo

Russell F. Weigley

Indiana University Press, c1991

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [545]-558) and index

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Narrative history in the grand manner, deeply and passionately informed by a wide understanding of every aspect of the topic Here is narrative history in the grand manner, deeply and passionately informed by a wide understanding of every aspect of the topic; the historical circumstances and political conditions of the contending adversaries, the strategic thinking and the personalities of the military commanders, the tactical manoeuvring on the field of battle, the role of armaments and technology, and the performance of the soldiers.

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Introduction Note on Dates Part One The Profession of Officership and the Birth of Modern War Chapter One The Return of the Legions: Gustavus Adolphus and Breitenfeld Chapter Two The Limits of the New Legions: Lutzen and After Chapter Three Under the Lily Banners: Rocroi Chapter Four The Army of the Sun King Chapter Five MarlboroughOs Battles: Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, and Malplaquet Chapter Six The Emergence of the Great Powers of Eastern Europe Chapter Seven The Rise of Naval Power Part Two The Eighteenth Century: The Classical Epoch of Modern War Chapter Eight The Battles of Frederick the Great Chapter Nine The French and British Armed Forces from the Rhine to the St. Lawrence Chapter Ten Toward Wars of Nations: The War of American Independence Chapter Eleven Prelude to Revolution Part Three Thunderstrokes of Battle: The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Chapter Twelve The French Revolution: Transformation and Continuity in War Chapter Thirteen Sea Power and Empire Chapter Fourteen The Climax of Napoleonic War: To Austerlitz and Jena-Auerstadt Chapter Fifteen The Gradual Eclipse of the Battle of Annihilation: The Rise of the War of Attrition Chapter Sixteen Campaigns of Exhaustion and Attrition Chapter Seventeen The Resurgence of Military Professionalism Chapter Eighteen The Downfall of Genius Chapter Ninetten The End of an Age: Waterloo Chapter Twenty On the Future of War Bibliographical Notes Index

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