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History of the Art of War: Within the Framework of Political History - Vol. 4
By Hans Delbrück, Walter J. Renfroe Jr.
508 pages
- Volume:
- 4
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- Publisher:
- Greenwood Press
- Place of publication:
- Westport, CT
- Publication year:
- 1985
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Synopsis
"Two thirds of a century after it first appeared, this last volume of Delbruck's fundamental work on military history has been translated into English. The work remains essential for the history of European warfare." ChoiceRelated books and articles at Questia
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Table of contents
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- Recent Titles in Contributions in Military History ii
- Title Page iii
- Table of Contents v
- Translator's Foreword vii
- Preface ix
- BOOK I The Nature of the Military in the Renaissance 1
- Chapter I: The Establishment of a European Infantry 3
- Chapter II: Firearms 23
- Chapter III: Tactics of the Spear Units 53
- Chapter IV: Internal Organization of the Mercenary Armies1 59
- Chapter V: Individual Battles 73
- Chapter VI: Machiavelli 101
- BOOK II The Period of the Wars of Religion 115
- Chapter I: The Transformation of Knights Into Cavalry1 117
- Chapter II Increase in Numbers of Marksmen. Refinement of Infantry Tactics 152
- Chapter IV: Gustavus Adolphus 173
- Recent Titles in Contributions in Military History ii
- Title Page iii
- Table of Contents v
- Translator's Foreword vii
- Preface ix
- BOOK I The Nature of the Military in the Renaissance 1
- Chapter I: The Establishment of a European Infantry 3
- Chapter II: Firearms 23
- Chapter III: Tactics of the Spear Units 53
- Chapter IV: Internal Organization of the Mercenary Armies1 59
- Chapter V: Individual Battles 73
- Chapter VI: Machiavelli 101
- BOOK II The Period of the Wars of Religion 115
- Chapter I: The Transformation of Knights Into Cavalry1 117
- Chapter II Increase in Numbers of Marksmen. Refinement of Infantry Tactics 152
- Chapter IV: Gustavus Adolphus 173
- Chapter V: Cromwell 185
- Chapter VI: Individual Battles 193
- BOOK III The Period of Standing Armies 221
- General Remarks 225
- Chapter I: France 227
- Chapter II: Brandenburg-Prussia 241
- Chapter III: Drills. Changes in Tactics in the Eighteenth Century 269
- Chapter IV: Strategy 293
- Chapter V: Strategic Sketches and Individual Battles 319
- Chapter VI: Frederick as a Strategist 369
- BOOK IV The Period of National Armies 385
- Chapter I: Revolution and Invasion 387
- Chapter II: The Revolutionary Armies 395
- NOTES FOR CHAPTER II 420
- Chapter III Napoleonic Strategy1 421
- Chapter IV: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Clausewitz 449
- Index 457
- About the Author and Editor 489