The Cognitive Challenge of War: Prussia 1806

by Peter Paret

Book Overview

Responding to the enemy's innovation in war presents problems to soldiers and societies of all times. This book traces Napoleon's victory over Prussia in 1806 and Prussia's effort to recover from defeat to show how in one particular historical episode operational analyses together with institutional and political decisions eventually turned defeat to victory. The author moves from a comparative study of French and Prussian forces to campaign narrative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691135819
• ISBN13: 9780691135816
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"