Böcker av Jay Luvaas

"The most thorough, detailed, and accurate books of their kind. I have used them to lead guided tours of several battlefields, with great success", -- James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom

NAPOLEON ON THE ART OF WAR brings together the first ever synthesis, arrangement, and translation of the thinking of one of history's greatest military strategists.

Focuses on the experiences and writings of the surprisingly large number of Prussian, British, and French military observers who witnessed the Civil War firsthand. Luvaas's fascinating account reveals why they came, what they wrote, what their armies learned from their reports, and how their writings influenced later European military theorists.

"Frederick the Great (1712--1786), King of Prussia, initiated the Seven Years' War in 1756; outfought the formidable French, Russian, and Austrian armies aligned against him; and established Prussia as"