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Maxims, Advice and Instructions on the Art of War; Or, a Practical Military Guide for the Use of Soldiers of All Arms and of All Countries

Maxims, Advice and Instructions on the Art of War; Or, a Practical Military Guide for the Use of Soldiers of All Arms and of All Countries


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862. Excerpt: ... completely ruined itself through this privilege, in providing for its wants in time of war. With a good system of tents and canteens for officers, and of "tentes d'abri" for the men, bivouacking could be more frequently performed in Europe now than under Napoleon, without losing so many men through sickness; and the operations would be less impeded than when it is necessary to canton or stop in towns, which scatters the troops, exposes them to surprise, causes defeats, and destroys discipline. Of Guerillas or War of Partisans. The word guerillas brings to the memory of the French the sad recollection of unfortunate soldiers, martyred for having committed no other crime than allowing themselves to be surprised, whilst fulfilling their duty toward their country. There are unjust aggressions of nations upon nations, but the army that perpetrates them, being the mere agent and the irresponsible instrument of the government, the acts of which it supports, cannot justly be outlawed, as long as it itself does not infringe the law of nations. If therefore we speak in this book of the means employed by the bands of Espoz-y-Mina, or of those Espoz was at first engaged to take care of the mules of Mina, his nephew, a poor student, sprung from the lower ranks of the Spanish nation, and who became one 06 its first guerilla chiefs. Mina, having been captured and sent to Prance, where he remained six years, a prisoner at Vincennes, his uncle, a man of no education, but of prodigious energy and strength, replaced him in the command of the bands of Navarre, and in order better to establish his authority, he added to his name that of Mina, already popular. Without any real military talents, but skilful in preparing ambuscades, the uncle and the nephew caused much mischief...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780217425452
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 30
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217425453
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 73 gr


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