Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
by Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq
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Chapters (61)
- BATTLE STUDIES
- ANCIENT AND MODERN BATTLE
- French Army Translated From The Eighth Edition In The French By Colonel John N. Greely Field Artillery, U.S. Army And Major Robert C. Cotton General Staff (Infantry), U.S. Army Joint Author of "Military Field Notebook" 1921
- TRANSLATION OF A LETTER FROM MARSHAL FOCH TO MAJOR GENERAL A. W.
- GREELY, DATED MALSHERBE, OCTOBER 23, 1920
- PREFACE
- TRANSLATORS' NOTE
- J. N. G. R. C. C.
- INTRODUCTION
- EXPANDED CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE
- TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
- INTRODUCTION
- A MILITARY THINKER RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE OF COLONEL ARDANT DU PICQ EXTRACT FROM THE HISTORY OF THE 10TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
- PART ONE: ANCIENT BATTLE
- PART TWO: MODERN BATTLE
- I GENERAL DISCUSSION
- II INFANTRY
- III CAVALRY
- IV ARTILLERY V COMMAND, GENERAL STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION VI SOCIAL AND MILITARY INSTITUTIONS; NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- APPENDICES
- I MEMORANDUM ON INFANTRY FIRE
- II HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
- BATTLE STUDIES
- A MILITARY THINKER
- "C. ARDANT DU PICQ.
- "C. A. DU P."
- RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE OF COLONEL ARDANT DU PICQ
- CAMPAIGNS AND WOUNDS
- DECORATIONS
- EXTRACT FROM THE HISTORY OF THE 10TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
- CAMPAIGN OF 1870
- PART ONE
- ANCIENT BATTLE
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I
- MAN IN PRIMITIVE AND ANCIENT COMBAT
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- ANALYSIS OF THE BATTLE OF CANNAE
- CHAPTER IV
- ANALYSIS OF THE BATTLE OF PHARSALUS, AND SOME CHARACTERISTIC EXAMPLES
- CHAPTER V
- MORALE IN ANCIENT BATTLE
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- PART II. MODERN BATTLE
- CHAPTER I
- GENERAL DISCUSSION
- CHAPTER II
- INFANTRY
- CHAPTER III
- CAVALRY
- CHAPTER IV
- ARTILLERY
- CHAPTER V
- COMMAND, GENERAL STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATION
- CHAPTER VI
- APPENDIX I
- Appendix II
- HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
- NOTES
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