audiobook
by Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq
BATTLE STUDIES - ANCIENT AND MODERN BATTLE - By Colonel Ardant Du Picq - French Army Translated From The Eighth Edition In The French By Colonel John N. Greely Field Artillery, U.S. Army And Major Robert C. Cotton General Staff (Infantry), U.S. Army Joint Author of "Military Field Notebook" 1921 - [Transcriber's note: Footnotes have been moved to the end of the book.]
TRANSLATION OF A LETTER FROM MARSHAL FOCH TO MAJOR GENERAL A. W. - GREELY, DATED MALSHERBE, OCTOBER 23, 1920
PREFACE
TRANSLATORS' NOTE
INTRODUCTION
EXPANDED CONTENTS - FOREWORD - PREFACE - TRANSLATOR'S NOTE - INTRODUCTION - A MILITARY THINKER - RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE OF COLONEL ARDANT DU PICQ - EXTRACT FROM THE HISTORY OF THE 10TH INFANTRY REGIMENT - PART ONE: ANCIENT BATTLE
PART TWO: MODERN BATTLE - I GENERAL DISCUSSION
BATTLE STUDIES
A MILITARY THINKER
RECORD OF MILITARY SERVICE OF COLONEL ARDANT DU PICQ
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (456K characters)
Release date
2005-01-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1821–1870
Best known for his sharp, human-centered thinking about combat, this French army officer wrote one of the 19th century’s most influential studies of battlefield behavior. His work stood out for focusing less on abstract formations and more on how fear, cohesion, and morale shape what soldiers actually do under fire.
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