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The work was never completed, but du picq had written many chapters completely and left sufficient notes behind to complete the book. Thus, although he died in 1870, du picq lives, through his book, as one of the most useful guides to a proper understanding of a war fought nearly half a century later. No other profession is more complex nor more difficult, since it has for its aim and reason the instruction of men to overcome by training and endurance the. About the publisher forgotten books is a publisher of historical writings, such. Battle studies is one of handful of books which address the experience of combat directly. Clausewitz, in some ways du picqs ideological antithesis, reminds us that a single thoroughly detailed event is more instructive than ten only. University press of kansas, lawrence, kansas, 2017, 240 pages. The battle of the alma extract from the correspondence of colonel ardant du picq 5. Contentsshow themes of the book the theme of the book, according to marshal of france ferdinand foch, is that moral force is the most. Ardent du picq, battle studies, roots of strategy, book 2 harrisburg, pa. Phillips 1985, ardent du picq of france, writing between. Excluding the art of war, what are books that speak about war. Battle studies ardant du picq, charles, spiller, roger j. Charles jean jacques joseph ardant du picq 19 october 1821 18 august 1870 was a french army officer and military theorist of the midnineteenth century whose writings, as they were later interpreted by other theorists, had a great effect on french military theory and doctrine.
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This passage is also quoted in numerous us army research papers and reports on the cohort program. Let us study the soldier, for it is he who brings reality to it. Previous part 2 next part 4 shock of one massed body on another. Battle studies by colonel charlesjeanjacquesjoseph.
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