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Trans: G. H. Mendell and W. P. Craighill,
Greenwood Pess, Westport. Conn, 1862, reprinted, 179 pgs., index
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Reviewer's Comments: Note the date of the
original translation from the French, at West Point during the Civil War, of
course many cadets already read it in French. This edition is very much more
comprehensive than the summary printed during WWII. Each Chapter is divided
into Articles, of which the total is 47. Baron Jomini states that he will skip
the 5th and 6th parts of the Art of War. His thoughts on Statesmanship and on
Strategy are most interesting today.
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Summary - Definitions of the Art of War -
"The Art of war consists of six distinct parts:
1 Statesmanship in its relation to war
2 Strategy or the art of properly directing masses upon the theater of war,
either for defense or for invasion
3 Grand Tactics
4 Logistics, or the art of moving armies
5 Engineering, the attack and defense of fortifications
6 Minor Tactics."
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Chapter I The Relation of Diplomacy to War
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Chapter II - Military Policy
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Chapter III - Strategy
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Chapter IV - Grand Tactics and Battles
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Chapter V - Several Operations of a Mixed
Character, which are Partly in the Domain of Strategy and Partly of Tactics
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Chapter VI - Logistics, or the Practical Art
of Moving Armies
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Chapter VI - Formation and Employment of
Troops for Battle
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Conclusion
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Supplement
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Appendix
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