Wars of Frederick the Great, The
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Wars of Frederick the Great, The by Dennis E Showalter
The campaigns of Frederick the Great were more than the apogee of eighteenth-century warfare: as Dennis Showalter argues in this stimulating book which sets them in their full context, they were a watershed in the history of Europe. They inaugurated a new pattern -- of total war for limited objectives -- that was to endure until 1916. Frederick's battles were designed to convince his adversaries of the wisdom not just of making peace but also of keeping it; for him, victory in the field was the means to the more enduring victory of a successful negotiation, and, as such, his wars prefigure those of Napoleon.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780582062597 |
| ISBN 10 | 0582062594 |
| Title | Wars of Frederick the Great, The |
| Author | Dennis E Showalter |
| Series | Modern Wars In Perspective |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education Limited |
| Year published | 1995-11-13 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |