"Frederick the Great on the Art of War"

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The paper discusses "Frederick the Great on the Art of War" and relates that Frederick is considered one of the greatest generals ever to have lived. The paper explains that "Frederick the Great on the Art of War" is a compilation of Frederick's musings about war and give insight as to how Frederick formulated his strategy over the course of his most famous and unexpected success, Prussia's triumph during The Seven Years War. The paper reveals that although Frederick was a king, the book gives most attention to his role as a general of war. The paper concludes that the book is an important snapshot of how warfare was viewed at a particular point in human history and portrays the nascent efficiency of the German approach to battle.

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"Germany is such a powerful nation-state today, and played such a decisive role in shaping the map of Europe during the 20th century, it is easy to forget that it is a land with a fairly recent birth date. Germany was forged, over the course of the late 18th and early 19th century, as the result of the mighty nature of the Prussian military regime. At the helm of these forces during the conception of Prussia, the region that was to give birth to the men who created the core, military backbone of modern German regime, the Prussian general and leader Frederick the Great stands proud. Frederick is widely considered one of the greatest generals ever to have lived, and his writings on the reasons for his success are compiled in Frederick the Great on the Art of War."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chickering, Roger. Imperial Germany and the Great War. London: CambridgeUniversity Press, 1998.
• Craig, Gordon. The Politics of the Prussian Army. New York: Oxford University Press, 1964.
• Howard, Michael. The Franco-Prussian War. New York: Routledge, 2001.
• Luvaas, Jay (Editor). Frederick the Great on the Art of War. New York; Da Capo Press:First Da Capo Press Edition, 1999.
• Reiners, Ludwig. Frederick the Great: A Biography. Putnam. New York, 1960. Excerpted in part on <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II_of_Prussia#Warfare>

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