history writings selected bismarck

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Moltke on the Art of War: Selected Writings

5 reviews
Daniel J. Hughes

Presidio Press, 1995

Moltke vs Clausewitz
Count Helmut von Moltke was perhaps the greatest military leader during the period between Napoleon and the First World War. Moltke shaped the way that the German Army looked at war up until 1945. What was important to Moltke was not a set of rules or principles, but rather a way of thinking. Initiative and control were stressed, "when in doubt advance toward the sound of the guns". . . While ...

Blood and Iron: From Bismarck to Hitler the Von Moltke Family's Impact on German History

6 reviews
Otto Friedrich

Harper Perennial, 1996

The field marshal, the 'nervous nephew,' and the martyr
In the relatively brief history of Germany as a unitary state (131 years old this year), few non-royal families have played as important a role as the von Moltke family. In a time when the 'sweeping family saga' is a popular fiction genre, the fact that this story isn't only true, but also extremely well written, should commend it to any reader with an interest in European history. Of course, the ...

Clausewitz: On War

1 review

MyEclectica.com, 2008

History's First Self-Help Book
Carl von Clausewitz's ON WAR is one of the most important books ever written, but it would be a great mistake to dismiss it merely as simply a treatise military philosophy. In this long-winded but brilliant work, Clausewitz (perhaps without meaning it) lays down the fundamental principles by which success is achieved in any field in life. Clausewitz was a Prussian staff officer who saw his ...