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Battle Studies
Picq, Charles Ardant Du; Spiller, Roger J.
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Description for Battle Studies
Paperback. A new English translation of Ardant du Picqs classic Battle Studies, introduced by a new biographical essay. Battle Studies is one of handful of books which address the experience of combat directly. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
A classic of military thought that merits a place alongside the works of Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, Battle Studies was first published in Paris ten years after the death of its author, French army officer Charles Ardant du Picq (1821–1870). Updated to provide a more complete and accurate biographical and historical framework for understanding its meaning and import, this edition—deftly translated, introduced, and annotated by noted military historian Roger Spiller—offers a new generation of readers the benefit of Ardant du Picq’s unique insight into the nature of warfare.
Nothing, Ardant du Picq asserts, can be prescribed wisely in an ... Read more
A classic of military thought that merits a place alongside the works of Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, Battle Studies was first published in Paris ten years after the death of its author, French army officer Charles Ardant du Picq (1821–1870). Updated to provide a more complete and accurate biographical and historical framework for understanding its meaning and import, this edition—deftly translated, introduced, and annotated by noted military historian Roger Spiller—offers a new generation of readers the benefit of Ardant du Picq’s unique insight into the nature of warfare.
Nothing, Ardant du Picq asserts, can be prescribed wisely in an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700623921
SKU
V9780700623921
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About Picq, Charles Ardant Du; Spiller, Roger J.
Roger J. Spiller is the George C. Marshall Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Military History and former director of the Combat Studies Institute at the US Army Command and General Staff College. He is the author of An Instinct for War: Scenes from the Battlefields of History. He has also served as an advisor to Ken Burns on documentary television series ... Read more
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