Frederick s Orders

• Author : Frederick Hohenzollern
• Publisher : Winged Hussar Publishing
• Release : 01 June 2013

Frederick's Orders is an annotated and illustrated version of Frederick the Great's 1754 instructions to his infantry and cavalry. Included in this volume are maps that provide background to his battles, a biography of Frederick, details on his generals, and an explanation of 18th century warfare. This edition is printed with color illustrations and limited to a 300 copy print run

• Author : Thomas Campbell
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 February 2023

• Author : Tim Blanning
• Publisher : Random House
• Release : 29 March 2016

The definitive biography of the legendary autocrat whose enlightened rule transformed the map of Europe and changed the course of history Few figures loom as large in European history as Frederick the Great. When he inherited the Prussian crown in 1740, he ruled over a kingdom of scattered territories, a minor Germanic backwater. By the end of his reign, the much larger and consolidated Prussia ranked among the continent’s great powers. In this magisterial biography, award-winning historian Tim Blanning gives

• Author : Philip J. Haythornthwaite
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 February 2023

Only a few of even the most famous military commanders of history are worthy of the title great captain. They were a select band who made such an impact upon the art of war that their influence was evident for many generations, their names becoming almost legendary. Invincible Generals concerns five such commanders, whose careers stretched from the post-medieval world to the advent of modern warfare in the late nineteenth century. Included are: Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden Lion of

• Author : Robert Neville Lawley,F. N. Maude,Charles H. L. Johnston
• Publisher : Leonaur Limited
• Release : 17 August 2022

Accounts of one of the great commanders of European cavalry Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz was indisputably one of the greatest cavalry commanders in Frederick the Great's Prussian Army. As a senior officer he is credited with the development of the Prussian cavalry during the Seven Years War. His first experiences of war were during The War of Austrian Succession, (1740-48) and in the first and second Silesian Wars. Seydlitz was known for his leadership as well as his reckless

• Author : Peter G Tsouras
• Publisher : Greenhill Books
• Release : 18 May 2020

An authoritative compilation of military history quotes from 2000 BC to the present day. 'A massive compilation casting light not only upon the pain, suffering and sheer insanity of war, but also upon the unique comradeship and exhilaration of battle... this is a valuable addition to the literature of reference.' - The Spectator Peter Tsouras brings 4,000 years of military history to life through the words of more than 800 soldiers, commanders, military theorists and commentators on war. Quotes by diverse personalities –

• Author : Thomas Carlyle
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 February 1862

• Author : Andrew Dickson White
• Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
• Release : 05 April 2018

Reproduction of the original: Autobiography by Andrew Dickson White

• Author : Thomas Carlyle
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 February 2023

• Author : Judith M. Barringer,Jeffrey M. Hurwit,Jerome Jordan Pollitt
• Publisher : University of Texas Press
• Release : 01 August 2005

The late fifth century BC was the golden age of ancient Athens. Under the leadership of the renowned soldier-statesman Perikles, Athenians began rebuilding the Akropolis, where they created the still awe-inspiring Parthenon. Athenians also reached a zenith of artistic achievement in sculpture, vase painting, and architecture, which provided continuing inspiration for many succeeding generations. The specially commissioned essays in this volume offer a fresh, innovative panorama of the art, architecture, history, culture, and influence of Periklean Athens. Written by leading

• Author : Friedrich Kapp
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 February 2023

• Author : Werner Busch
• Publisher : Getty Publications
• Release : 03 April 2017

The work of Adolph Menzel (1815–1905) is widely regarded as the epitome of realist art. From the very beginning of his career, he captured the beauty and horror of reality with unflinching precision, and he was a consummate master of atmosphere. A man of very short stature, Menzel was excluded from many aspects of life, and so his struggle with reality was also a struggle to assert himself. Werner Busch’s comprehensive new study sheds light on the biographical and historical

• Author : Lawrence Lee Hewitt,Thomas E. Schott
• Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
• Release : 25 June 2012

A legendary professor at Louisiana State University, T. Harry Williams not only produced such acclaimed works as Lincoln and the Radicals, Lincoln and His Generals, and a biography of Huey Long that won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, but he also mentored generations of students who became distinguished historians in their own right. In this collection, ten of those former students, along with one author greatly inspired by Williams’s example, offer incisive essays that honor

• Author : Christopher Andrew
• Publisher : Penguin UK
• Release : 28 June 2018

The history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The first mention of espionage in world literature is in the Book of Exodus.'God sent out spies into the land of Canaan'. From there, Christopher Andrew traces the shift in the ancient world from divination to what we would recognize as attempts to gather real intelligence in the conduct of military operations, and considers how

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 February 2023