Napoleon's Military Maxims

Download or read book Napoleon's Military Maxims written by David G Chandler and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic work is a distillation of the knowledge, intuition and wisdom of one of history’s greatest military commanders. Napoleon’s success was built upon practical experience combined with his own study of classical warfare and his natural grasp of the key principles of war. His thoughts and theories on the art of waging war are presented here in the form of accessible and readable maxims. This edition also features additional contextual commentary by historians David Chandler and Beatrice Heuser, which allows modern readers to compare Napoleon’s principles with the experience of war today.