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Napoleon And Modern War: His Military Maxims is a book written by Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the most famous military leaders in history. The book is a collection of his thoughts, ideas, and strategies related to modern warfare. It covers a wide range of topics, including tactics,... Read Full Overview

Literary Nonfiction. NAPOLEON: HOW TO MAKE WAR lists the general's 111 maxims for combat, divided into the categories General Principles, Offensive and Defensive. Translated by Keith Sanborn from the 1973 French collection "Comment faire la guerre" by Yann Cloarec. Also contains... Read Full Overview

The bestselling historian of Napoleon and his legacy examines Napoleon's ideas as they apply to modern warfare and conflict--and shows how right he continues to be. Includes Napoleon's many thoughts about tactics, strategies, leadership, and empire building.

This book allows us to sample the knowledge and foresight of one of history's most celebrated military commanders, "Napoleon Bonaparte". Not only does it provide a captivating glimpse of the French leader's accomplished ability for conducting military operations, but also exposes... Read Full Overview

The Officer's Manual: Military Maxims of Napoleon is a book written by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1831. The book is a collection of military maxims that were used by Napoleon during his military campaigns. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which covers a different... Read Full Overview

Bonaparte is a collection of military maxims and principles written by the renowned French military and political leader, Napoleon Bonaparte. Originally published in 1861, this book is a compilation of the emperor's thoughts on warfare, tactics, strategy, and leadership. It provides... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

It contains a circle of maxims, deduced from the highest source of military science and experience, with practical illustrations of the principles taken from the most celebrated campaigns of modern times. The study of the book cannot fail to set all young officers on a course... Read Full Overview

MAXIM I. The frontiers of states are either large rivers, or chains of mountains, or deserts. Of all these obstacles to the march of an army, the most difficult to overcome is the desert; mountains come next, and broad rivers occupy the third place.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Bonaparte is a collection of military strategies and principles written by the legendary French military commander, Napoleon Bonaparte. Originally compiled in 1815, these maxims served as a guide for his own military campaigns and were later published in 1861, after his death... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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