The Art of War: Restored Edition

COVER......Page 1
TITLE PAGE......Page 2
COPYRIGHT......Page 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 4
PUBLISHER'S NOTE......Page 8
INTRODUCTION – PUTTING JOMINI IN HIS PLACE......Page 9
TRANSLATORS’ PREFACE......Page 18
MAPS......Page 20
TO HIS MAJESTY......Page 22
ADVERTISEMENT......Page 23
NOTICE OF THE PRESENT THEORY OF WAR, AND OF ITS UTILITY......Page 26
DEFINITION OF THE ART OF WAR......Page 40
CHAPTER I – STATESMANSHIP IN ITS RELATION TO WAR......Page 41
Article I: Offensive Wars to Reclaim Rights......Page 42
Article II: Of Wars Defensive Politically, and Offensive in a Military Point of View......Page 43
Article IV: Of Wars with or without Allies......Page 44
Article V: Wars of Intervention......Page 45
Article VI: Aggressive Wars for Conquest and other Reasons......Page 48
Article VII: Wars of Opinion......Page 49
Article VIII: National Wars......Page 53
Article IX: Civil Wars, and Wars of Religion......Page 57
Article X: Double Wars, and the Danger of Undertaking Two Wars at Once......Page 58
CHAPTER II – MILITARY POLICY......Page 60
Article XI: Military Statistics and Geography......Page 61
Article XII: Other Causes which exercise an Influence upon the Success of a War......Page 62
Article XIII: Military Institutions......Page 64
Article XIV: The Command of Armies, and the Chief Control over Operations......Page 71
Article XV: The Military Spirit of Nations, and the Morale of Armies......Page 78
Definition of Strategy and the Fundamental Principle of War......Page 83
The Fundamental Principle of War......Page 86
Article XVI: Of the System of Operations......Page 88
Article XVII: Of the Theater of Operations......Page 90
Article XVIII: Bases of Operations......Page 92
Article XIX: Strategic lines and Points, Decisive Points of the Theater of War, and Objective Points of Operations......Page 98
Article XX: Fronts of Operations, Strategic Fronts, Lines of Defense, and Strategic Positions......Page 104
Article XXI: Zones and Lines of Operations......Page 110
Article XXII: Strategic Lines......Page 134
Article XXIII: Means of protecting a Line of Operations by Temporary Bases or Strategic Reserves......Page 137
Article XXIV: The Old System of Wars of Position and the Modern System of Marches......Page 139
Article XXV: Depots of Supplies, and their Relation to Marches......Page 144
Article XXVI: The Defense of Frontiers by Forts and Intrenched Lines. – Wars of Sieges......Page 149
Article XXVII: The Connection of Intrenched Camps and Têtes de Ponts with Strategy......Page 156
Article XXVIII: Strategic Operations in Mountains......Page 161
Article XXIX: Grand Invasions and Distant Expeditions......Page 167
Epitome of Strategy......Page 172
CHAPTER IV – GRAND TACTICS AND BATTLES......Page 175
Article XXX: Positions and Defensive Battles......Page 176
Article XXXI: Offensive Battles, and Different Orders of Battle......Page 182
Article XXXII: Turning Maneuvers, and too extended Movement in Battles......Page 200
Article XXXIII: Unexpected Meeting of Two Armies on the March......Page 203
Article XXXIV: Of Surprises of Armies......Page 204
Article XXXV: Of the Attack by Main Force of Fortified Places, Intrenched Camps or Lines. – Of Coups de Main in General......Page 205
Article XXXVI: Of Diversions and Great Detachments......Page 211
Article XXXVII: Passage of Rivers and Other Streams......Page 217
Article XXXVIII: Retreats and Pursuits......Page 222
Article XXXIX: Of Cantonments, either when on the March, or when established in Winter Quarters......Page 233
Article XL: Descents......Page 235
Article XLI: A few Remarks on Logistics in General......Page 239
Article XLII: Of Reconnoissances and other Means of gaining Correct Information of the Movements of the Enemy......Page 253
Article XLIII: Posting Troops in Line of Battle......Page 261
Article XLIV: Formation and Employment of Infantry......Page 272
Article XLV: Cavalry......Page 283
Article XLVI: Employment of Artillery......Page 293
Article XLVII: Of the Combined Use of the Three Arms......Page 296
CONCLUSION......Page 298
SUPPLEMENT TO THE SUMMARY OF THE ART OF WAR......Page 302
APPENDIX: NOTE UPON THE MEANS OF ACQUIRING A GOOD STRATEGIC COUP-D’OEIL......Page 310
SECOND APPENDIX TO THE SUMMARY OF THE ART OF WAR – ON THE FORMATION OF TROOPS FOR BATTLE......Page 317
SKETCH OF THE PRINCIPAL MARITIME EXPEDITIONS......Page 329
INDEX......Page 352