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Field-Marshal Count Moltke, 1800-1878
Excerpt from Field-Marshal Count Moltke, 1800-1878
Paign of 1859. Yet, despite this wealth of material, the task Of constructing a biographical sketch therefrom was not altogether an easy one; for, apart from the fact that in times of peace the life of a Chief of the Staff calls for no comment, his abilities in war-time must of necessity lack that prominence which, as a commander-in-chief, they would possess. And so, while careful to keep Moltke as much as possible in the foreground, the author, in treating of the two great wars which Moltke conducted, has thought fit to dwell more especially upon the plans of his campaign and his orders to his generals, rather than upon the minutiae of the battles themselves. For in these plans we may trace at once the preparations made for each battle, as well as the conditions on which victory was possible. In the present monograph both Moltke's sojourn in the East, as also his speeches in the German Reichstag, have met with the attention which they deserve....
Paign of 1859. Yet, despite this wealth of material, the task Of constructing a biographical sketch therefrom was not altogether an easy one; for, apart from the fact that in times of peace the life of a Chief of the Staff calls for no comment, his abilities in war-time must of necessity lack that prominence which, as a commander-in-chief, they would possess. And so, while careful to keep Moltke as much as possible in the foreground, the author, in treating of the two great wars which Moltke conducted, has thought fit to dwell more especially upon the plans of his campaign and his orders to his generals, rather than upon the minutiae of the battles themselves. For in these plans we may trace at once the preparations made for each battle, as well as the conditions on which victory was possible. In the present monograph both Moltke's sojourn in the East, as also his speeches in the German Reichstag, have met with the attention which they deserve....
217 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2009
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