Battle Studies (Modern War Studies (Paperback))

Synopsis

A New English-language Translation Of Études Sur Le Combat: Ancienne Et Moderne By French Army Officer Charles Ardant Du Picq (1821-1870). A Classic Of Military Thought That Merits Space In The Same Pantheon Occupied By Clausewitz's On War, It Was First Published Posthumously In Paris In 1880 By Hachette & Dumaine. Newly Translated, Introduced, And Annotated By Military Historian Roger Spiller, It Should Effectively Supplant The Still-current Translation First Published In 1921 By Macmillan (then By Other Publishers), Attract A New Generation Of Scholars And Military Professionals, And Be Tabbed For Course Adoption In The Military Education System.--provided By Publisher. Part One: Ancient Battle: Introduction -- Man In Primitive And Ancient Combat -- Knowledge Of Man Made Roman Tactics, The Successes Of Hannibal, And Those Of Caesar -- Analysis Of The Battle Of Cannae -- Analysis Of The Battle Of Pharsalus And Some Characteristics Examples -- The Dynamics Of Morale In Ancient Combat -- Under What Conditions Real Combatants Are Made, Etc. -- The Purpose Of This Study And What Would Be Necessary To Complete It -- Part Two: Modern Battle -- General Considerations -- Infantry -- Cavalry -- Artillery -- Command, General Staff, And Administration -- Social And Military Institutions; National Characteristics. Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant Du Picq ; Translated, Edited, And With An Introduction By Roger J. Spiller. Translated From The French. Includes Bibliographical References.