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Ardant du Picqs Battle Studies, Clausewitzs Principles of War, and Jominis Art of War.
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Published by STACKPOLE BOOKS 5067 Ritter Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Roots of Strategy. Book 2.
Includes index. Contents: Battle studies / by Ardant du Picq Principles of war / by Carl von Clausewitz Jomini's Art of war. 1. Military art and science. 2. Strategy. I. Ardant du Picq, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph, 18211870. Etudes sur le combat. English. 1987. II. Clausewitz, Carl von, 17801831. Wichtigsten Grundstze des Kriegfhrens. English. 1987. III. Jomini, Henri, baron, 17791869. Prcis de l'art de la guerre. English. 1987. U102R736 1987 355.02 86-23195 ISBN 0-8117-2260-0
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CONTENTS
Publisher's Foreword
7
du Picq's Battle Studies
9
Clausewitz's Principles of War
301
Jomini's Art of War
389
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PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD
This volume contains three of the most influential military classics written in the nineteenth century.
Accompanying the texts are the introductions that appeared with them when they were published in separate editions over a quarter of a century ago. The student of modern warfare will find especially valuable Brig. Gen. J. D. Hittle's introduction to Jomini's Art of War, which compares and contrasts Jomini's writings with those in Clausewitz's Principles of War.
Like those in the first volume of Roots of Strategy, these works have stood the test of time. They are presented here with the hope that the reader will find them to be useful guides to understanding modern military thought.
STACKPOLE BOOKS 1987
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BATTLE STUDIES
Ancient and Modern Battle
Colonel Ardant du Picq
French Army
Translated from the Eighth Edition in the French
by
Colonel John N. Greely Field Artillery, U.S. Army
and
Major Robert C. Cotton General Staff (Infantry), U.S. Army
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TRANSLATION OF A LETTER FROM MARSHAL FOCH TO MAJOR GENERAL A. W. GREELY, DATED MALSHERBE, OCTOBER 23, 1920
MY DEAR GENERAL:
Colonel Ardant du Picq was the exponent of moral force, the most powerful element in the strength of armies. He has shown it to be the preponderating influence in the outcome of battles.
Your son has accomplished a very valuable work in translating his writings. One finds his conclusions amply verified in the experience of the American Army during the last war, notably in the campaign of 1918.
Accept, my dear General, my best regards.
F. FOCH.
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Letter from Marshal Foch to Major General A. W. Greely Dated Malsherbe, October 23, 1920
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Contents
Preface
17
Translator's Note
22
Introduction
23
A Military Thinker
27
Record of Military Service of Colonel Ardant du Picq
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