The Art of War

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Author

Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de, 1779-1869

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Language

English

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U: Military science

Subject

Military art and science

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eBook-No.

13549

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13549

Release Date

September 28, 2004

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ART OF WAR — BY
2. 2.BARON DE JOMINI, — BY
3. 3.Capt. G.H. MENDELL, — AND
4. 4.Lieut. W.P. CRAIGHILL,
5. 5.PREFACE
6. 6.CONTENTS.
7. 7.THE ART OF WAR. — DEFINITION OF THE ART OF WAR.
8. 8.CHAPTER I. — STATESMANSHIP IN ITS RELATION TO WAR.
9. 9.ARTICLE I. — Offensive Wars to Reclaim Rights.
10. 10.ARTICLE II. — Of Wars Defensive Politically, and Offensive in a Military Point of View.
11. 11.ARTICLE III. — Wars of Expediency.
12. 12.ARTICLE IV. — Of Wars with or without Allies.
13. 13.ARTICLE V. — Wars of Intervention.
14. 14.ARTICLE VI. — Aggressive Wars for Conquest and other Reasons.
15. 15.ARTICLE VII. — Wars of Opinion.
16. 16.ARTICLE VIII. — National Wars.
17. 17.ARTICLE IX. — Civil Wars, and Wars of Religion.
18. 18.ARTICLE X. — Double Wars, and the Danger of Undertaking Two Wars at Once.
19. 19.CHAPTER II. — MILITARY POLICY.
20. 20.ARTICLE XI. — Military Statistics and Geography.
21. 21.ARTICLE XII. — Other Causes which exercise an Influence upon the Success of a War.
22. 22.ARTICLE XIII. — Military Institutions.
23. 23.ARTICLE XIV. — The Command of Armies, and the Chief Control over Operations.
24. 24.ARTICLE XV. — The Military Spirit of Nations, and the Morale of Armies.
25. 25.CHAPTER III. — STRATEGY. — DEFINITION OF STRATEGY AND THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF WAR. — THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF WAR.
26. 26.OF STRATEGIC COMBINATIONS.
27. 27.ARTICLE XVI. — Of the System of Operations.
28. 28.ARTICLE XVII. — Of the Theater of Operations.
29. 29.ARTICLE XVIII. — Bases of Operations. — Fig. 1. — Fig. 2.
30. 30.ARTICLE XIX. — Strategic lines and Points, Decisive Points of the Theater of War, and Objective Points of Operations. — OBJECTIVE POINTS.
31. 31.ARTICLE XX. — Fronts of Operations, Strategic Fronts, Lines of Defense, and Strategic Positions. — FRONTS OF OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIC FRONTS. — LINES OF DEFENSE. — STRATEGIC POSITIONS.
32. 32.ARTICLE XXI. — Zones and Lines of Operations. — OBSERVATIONS UPON THE LINES OF OPERATIONS IN THE WARS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. — Fig. 3. — THE STRATIGIC FIELD OF 1806. — To illustrate Maxim 3 on the direction of Lines of Operations. — MAXIMS ON LINES OF OPERATIONS. — Fig. 4. — OBSERVATIONS UPON INTERIOR LINES—WHAT HAS BEEN SAID AGAINST THEM.
33. 33.ARTICLE XXII. — Strategic Lines.
34. 34.ARTICLE XXIII. — Means of protecting a Line of Operations by Temporary Bases or Strategic Reserves. — STRATEGIC RESERVES.
35. 35.ARTICLE XXIV. — The Old System of Wars of Position and the Modern System of Marches.
36. 36.ARTICLE XXV. — Depots of Supplies, and their Relation to Marches.
37. 37.ARTICLE XXVI. — The Defense of Frontiers by Forts and Intrenched Lines.—Wars of Sieges. — INTRENCHED LINES.
38. 38.ARTICLE XXVII. — The Connection of Intrenched Camps and Têtes de Ponts with Strategy. — TÊTES DE PONTS.
39. 39.ARTICLE XXVIII. — Strategic Operations in Mountains.
40. 40.ARTICLE XXIX. — Grand Invasions and Distant Expeditions.
41. 41.EPITOME OF STRATEGY
42. 42.CHAPTER IV. — GRAND TACTICS AND BATTLES.
43. 43.ARTICLE XXX. — Positions and Defensive Battles.
44. 44.ARTICLE XXXI. — Offensive Battles, and Different Orders of Battle. — Fig. 5. [25] — Fig. 6. — Fig. 7. — Fig. 8. — Fig. 9. — Fig. 12. — Fig. 12 bis . — Fig. 13. — Fig. 14. — Fig. 15. — Fig. 16.
45. 45.ARTICLE XXXII. — Turning Maneuvers, and too extended Movement in Battles.
46. 46.ARTICLE XXXIII. — Unexpected Meeting of Two Armies on the March.
47. 47.ARTICLE XXXIV. — Of Surprises of Armies.
48. 48.ARTICLE XXXV. — Of the Attack by Main Force of Fortified Places, Intrenched Camps or Lines.—Of Coups de Main in General. — COUPS DE MAIN.
49. 49.CHAPTER V. — OF SEVERAL MIXED OPERATIONS, WHICH ARE IN CHARACTER PARTLY STRATEGICAL AND PARTLY TACTICAL.
50. 50.ARTICLE XXXVI. — Of Diversions and Great Detachments.
51. 51.ARTICLE XXXVII. — Passage of Rivers and Other Streams.
52. 52.ARTICLE XXXVIII. — Retreats and Pursuits.
53. 53.ARTICLE XXXIX. — Of Cantonments, either when on the March, or when established in Winter Quarters.
54. 54.ARTICLE XL. — Descents.
55. 55.CHAPTER VI. — LOGISTICS; OR, THE PRACTICAL ART OF MOVING ARMIES.
56. 56.ARTICLE XLI. — A few Remarks on Logistics in General.
57. 57.ARTICLE XLII. — Of Reconnoissances and other Means of gaining Correct Information of the Movements of the Enemy.
58. 58.CHAPTER VII. — OF THE FORMATION OF TROOPS FOR BATTLE, AND THE SEPARATE OR COMBINED USE OF THE THREE ARMS.
59. 59.ARTICLE XLIII. — Posting Troops in Line of Battle. — Different Formations of Lines of Battle for Two Corps of Infantry. — Fig. 17. — Fig. 18. — Fig. 19. — Fig. 20. — Fig. 21. — Fig. 22. — Formation of Two Corps of Three Divisions of Two Brigades each. — Fig. 23. — Fig. 24. — Fig. 25. — Two Corps of Three Divisions of Three Brigades each. — Fig. 26. — Fig. 27. — Fig. 28.
60. 60.ARTICLE XLIV. — Formation and Employment of Infantry. — FIG. 29. [46] Deployed in order of two lines. — Fig. 30. Twelve battalions in columns of attack in two lines, with skirmishers in the intervals. — Fig. 31. — Fig. 32. — Fig. 33. — Fig. 34. — Fig. 35. Division in battalion squares. — Fig. 36. The same division in long battalion squares. — Fig. 37. Squared of regiments of three battalions.
61. 61.ARTICLE XLV. — Cavalry. — Fig. 38. Cavalry division of five regiments. Cavalry deployed should be in checkered order rather than in full lines.
62. 62.ARTICLE XLVI. — Employment of Artillery.
63. 63.ARTICLE XLVII. — Of the Combined Use of the Three Arms.
64. 64.CONCLUSION.
65. 65.SUPPLEMENT — TO THE — SUMMARY OF THE ART OF WAR.
66. 66.NOTE — UPON — THE MEANS OF ACQUIRING A GOOD STRATEGIC COUP-D'OEIL. — Fig. 39. — Fig. 40.
67. 67.SECOND APPENDIX — TO THE — SUMMARY OF THE ART OF WAR. — ON THE FORMATION OF TROOPS FOR BATTLE.
68. 68.SKETCH OF THE PRINCIPAL MARITIME EXPEDITIONS.
69. 69.INDEX — Map of portions of Germany, Switzerland & Italy.

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