On War, The Maxims of Napoleon & Frederick the Great's Instructions - Masterpieces of Modern Strategy
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The Complete Classical Wisdom Collection (Vol. 7) unites the boldest voices in strategic thinking: Clausewitz, Napoleon, and Frederick the Great. These writings, concise yet profound, go beyond battlefield tactics-they offer a masterclass in leadership, decision-making, and the use of power in a world of uncertainty.
What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:
Together, these works cover the full spectrum of modern warfare-from the abstract principles that shape the battlefield to the tactical and moral instincts of history's most brilliant leaders. This collection doesn't just teach how to win-it reveals what it means to take command of conflict, uncertainty, and power.
Ideal for modern readers seeking sharp guidance in leadership, politics, competitive environments, or personal resilience. These teachings apply far beyond the battlefield.
Lead with purpose. Think like a general. Win like a strategist.
Nicholas Murray teaches strategy and policy at the US Naval War College. He is the author of The Rocky Road to the Great War: The Evolution of Trench Warfare to 1914.
Christopher Pringle is an academic publisher and a former officer in the British Territorial Army. He is the author of Bloody Big BATTLES! Rules for Wargaming the Late Nineteenth Century and a supporting blog.
Murray and Pringle are the cotranslators and coeditors of Carl von Clausewitz's Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign, also from Kansas.
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