Summary
Frederick the Great (1712-1786), King of Prussia, initiated the Seven Years’ War in 1756 outfought the formidable French, Russian, and Austrian armies aligned against him and established Prussia as a major power, thereby decisively influencing the next two centuries of European history. He was also a brilliant military thinker whose observations arose from extensive battlefield experience.This volume presents a balanced selection from Frederick’s writings on strategy, tactics, and mobility th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780306809088 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0306809087 |
| Author: | Jay Luvaas |
| Publisher: | Hachette Books |
| Imprint: | Da Capo Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 1999 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 131mm x 27mm |
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Jay Luvaas
Jay Luvaas, editor and translator for this volume, is professor of military history at the U.S. Army War College. He has edited The Civil War in the Writings of Col. G.F.R. Henderson (also available from Da Capo Press/Perseus Books Group) as well as Napoleon on the Art of War.
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