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The Art of War by Baron de Jomini

The Art of War

Baron de Jomini

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · April 8, 2013

A History pick for readers exploring The Art of War.

DiplomacyMilitary StrategyNapoleonic Warsmilitary
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Who it’s for
Jomini’s account of war ranges from battlefield command to the diplomacy that shapes it.
Themes
Military strategy and tactics, Diplomacy in war
Genres
Military Strategy, Napoleonic Wars, Diplomacy

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About this book

Antoine-Henri Jomini was the most celebrated writer on the Napoleonic art of war. Jomini was present at most of the most important battles of the Napoleonic Wars. His writing, therefore, is the most authoritative on the subject. "The art of war, as generally considered, consists of five purely military branches,-viz.: Strategy, Grand Tactics, Logistics, Engineering, and Tactics.

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A sixth and essential branch, hitherto unrecognized, might be termed Diplomacy in its relation to War. Although this branch is more naturally and intimately connected with the profession of a statesman than with that of a soldier, it cannot be denied that, if it be useless to a subordinate general, it is indispensable to every general commanding an army." -Antoine-Henri Jomini

War’s Wider Art

Jomini’s account of war ranges from battlefield command to the diplomacy that shapes it.

Come here for

  • A classic military thinker’s framework for strategy, tactics, logistics, and engineering
  • Diplomacy treated as essential to commanding an army

Expect

  • A rigorous, specialist perspective rooted in the Napoleonic Wars
  • War considered as both military practice and statecraft

Where it sits

Napoleonic Wars70%
Military Strategy58%
Diplomacy32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Military Strategy
  • Napoleonic Wars
Authors
Baron de Jomini
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
April 8, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Military strategy and tactics · Diplomacy in war
Reading lane
Military Strategy