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PublisherIndiana University Press
ISBN-100253363802
ISBN-139780253363800
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Product Key Features
Book TitleAge of Battles : the Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo
Number of Pages579 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / General
Publication Year1991
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorRussell Frank Weigley
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight38.5 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width7 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN90-004757
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Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal355/.0094
Table Of ContentIntroductionNote on DatesPart One The Profession of Officership and the Birth of Modern WarChapter One The Return of the Legions: Gustavus Adolphus and BreitenfeldChapter Two The Limits of the New Legions: Lutzen and AfterChapter Three Under the Lily Banners: RocroiChapter Four The Army of the Sun KingChapter Five Marlborough's Battles: Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde, and MalplaquetChapter Six The Emergence of the Great Powers of Eastern EuropeChapter Seven The Rise of Naval PowerPart Two The Eighteenth Century: The Classical Epoch of Modern WarChapter Eight The Battles of Frederick the GreatChapter Nine The French and British Armed Forces from the Rhine to the St. LawrenceChapter Ten Toward Wars of Nations: The War of American IndependenceChapter Eleven Prelude to RevolutionPart Three Thunderstrokes of Battle: The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic WarsChapter Twelve The French Revolution: Transformation and Continuity in WarChapter Thirteen Sea Power and EmpireChapter Fourteen The Climax of Napoleonic War: To Austerlitz and Jena-AuerstadtChapter Fifteen The Gradual Eclipse of the Battle of Annihilation: The Rise of the War of AttritionChapter Sixteen Campaigns of Exhaustion and AttritionChapter Seventeen The Resurgence of Military ProfessionalismChapter Eighteen The Downfall of GeniusChapter Ninetten The End of an Age: WaterlooChapter Twenty On the Future of WarBibliographical NotesIndex
SynopsisÒThis is an important book by a major military historian. No one who seeks to understand the military history of the United States can do so without consulting the works of Russell F. Weigley . . . Ó ÑJohn Keegan, The New York Times Book ReviewÒ . . . a truly remarkable volume of military history, which undoubtedly deserves the description of classic. . . . It is a comprehensive, elegantly written military history of Europe . . . Perhaps the greatest merit of the book is that it does not approach its fascinating subject from any particular national point of view. It is truly objective, based on the authority of meticulous scholarship.Ó ÑField Marshal Lord Carver, The Sunday Telegraph (London)Ò . . . highly scholarly and wonderfully absorbing . . . Ó ÑThe London Review of Books"Russell F. Weigley brings the strongest possible credentials to his detailed, sophisticated, and innovative account of the conduct of war from the Battle of Breitenfeld in 1631 to Waterloo in 1815." ÑGunther E. RothenbergÒAnalyzing some hundreds of battles, Mr. Weigley makes a compelling case that great battles rarely made much difference.Ó ÑWall Street Journal"Weigley, an authority on the U.S. military experience, has written a superb study of the age of 'decisive battles' . . . Weigley's broad scholarship and lively style make this book indispensable for any collection dealing with the subject or the period." ÑLibrary Journal"In this first-class study of the battles of Gustavus, Charles II, Louis XIV, Marlborough, Nelson, Napoleon and Wellington, Weigley . . . brings into sharp focus the irony that warfare throughout the period was most often a matter of prolonged, indecisive struggle that expressed a bankruptcy of national policy." ÑPublishers WeeklyÒWhat Russell F. Weigley writes, the rest of us read . . . a persuasive reminder that even in the age of 'rational' warfare, one can honestly wonder why war seemed an unavoidable policy choice.Ó ÑThe Journal of American HistoryHere is narrative history in the grand manner, deeply and passionately informed by a wide understanding of every aspect of the topic: the historical circumstances and political conditions of the contending adversaries, the strategic thinking and the personalities of the military commanders, the tactical maneuvering on the field of battle, the role of armaments and technology, and the performance of the soldiers., Written by a major military historian, this book discusses topics such as: the historical circumstances and political conditions of the contending adversaries, the strategic thinking and the personalities of the military commanders, the tactical maneuvering on the field of battle, and the role of armaments and technology.
LC Classification NumberU39.W45 1991
