Roots of Strategy (Defense / The Power of Personality in War / Surprise)

Writings of Sun Tzu, Vegetius, Marshal Maurice de Saxe, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon. Cover 1 Front Matter 2 Contents 6 DEFENSE: Field Marshall General Ritter von Leeb 8 CONTENTS 10 Foreword 12 Introduction 20 Part I Defense in the First World War 32 Part II Defensive Conceptions, German School, Between Wars 120 Part III Strategic and Tactical Defense, World War II 142 Maps 41 East Prussian Campaign 41 Poland Campaign 59 Serbian Campaign 71 Aisne Battle 83 THE POWER OF PERSONALITY IN WAR: (Die Macht der Persoenlichkeit im Kriege) 180 CONTENTS 182 Publishers Foreword 184 Author's Preface 188 1 War Is the Domain of Danger 190 2 War Is the Domain of Physical Exertion and Suffering 229 3 War Is the Domain of Friction 246 4 War Is the Domain of Uncertainty 259 5 The Commander Must Have Imagination 297 6 Ambition Is One of the Essential Qualities of a Leader 306 7 Only a Strong Mind Can Resist the Impressions of War 318 8 No One Can Be a Leader in War without Strength of Character 333 9 The Essence of Military Personality 349 Maps 195 Iberian Peninsula, 1809–11 195 Virginia, 1861–65 196 Bohemia, 1757 201 Battle of Zorndorf, 1758 206 Battle of Kunersdorf, 1759 207 Battle of Torgau, 1760 208 Battle of Kolin, 1857 224 Switzerland, 1799 234 Battle of Ligny, 1815 254 Northern Italy, 1800 260 Southern Germany, 1800 262 Jena Campaign, 1806 263 Battle of Koeniggraetz, 1866 264 Battle of Liao-Yang, 1904 266 Ratisbon, 1809 271 Central France, 1814 272 Krasny, 1812 286 Beresina River, 1812 288 Battle of Paardeberg, 1900 289 Sohr, 1745 291 Rossbach, 1757 292 Battle of Thionville, 1870 320 Battle of St. Privat, 1870 322 Leipzig, 1813 338 Belgium, 1815 345 SURPRISE: General Waldemar Erfurth 358 CONTENTS 360 Translator's Comment 362 Author's Introduction 392 I Surprise as Means for Victory in Recent Wars 400 II Strategic Surprises, Early Phases of War 406 III Surprise, War of Movement 424 IV Deployment for Battle 428 V Battle 454 VI Pursuit, Retreat, Diversion, Counter-Attack 488 VII Surprise, War of Position; Attack 522 VIII Surprise, War of Position; Defense 542 IX Surprise Value of New Weapons and Combat Techniques 552 X Results and Conclusions 556 Maps 365 "Kessels" 365 Vistula Campaign, South Poland, 1914 445 Battle of Tannenberg 455 Battle of Hermannstadt 459 Batde of the Arges 463 Battle of the Masurian Lakes 471 Batde of the Marne 495 East Prussia, 1914 499 Lodz Offensive, 1914 507 Battle of Warsaw, 1920 513 Stackpole Books,MILITARY HISTORY,von Leeb,von Frey tag-Loringhoven,Erfurth Five classics of military strategy in one volume, spanning from ancient empires to the early nineteenth century. This collection compiles the writings of some of the world's most renowned generals and strategists, offering both a journey through more than two millennia of military history and a grounding in the timeless principles of waging war. Included are: The Art of War by Sun TzuThe Military Institutions of the Romans by VegetiusMy Reveries Upon the Art of War by Marshal Maurice de SaxeThe Instruction of Frederick the Great for His GeneralsThe Military Maxims of Napoleon The art of war / by Sun Tzu The military institutions of the Romans / by Vegetius My reveries on the art of war / by Marshal Maurice de Saxe The instruction of Frederick the Great for his generals The military maxims of Napoleon. Gathers pre-nineteenth century classics on military strategy by experts from ancient China, the Roman Empire, France, and Germany LAYING PLANS. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the state.