Hittle, J. D. [Edited with an Introduction] ; Baron Antoine-Henri De Jomini

Jomini and His Summary of the Art of War

Harrisburg, PA: Military Service Publishing Company, 1947. A Condensed Version. Very Good with a Good Dust Jacket.

Deep red cloth, gold titles; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. 8vo; 7.75 inches tall; 161 pages. The dust jacket shows handling wear; is age-toned with loss on the lower spine onto the rear panel.

Very Good / Good. Item #16256

Antoine-Henri Jomini was the most celebrated writer on the Napoleonic art of war. Jomini was present at most of the most important battles of the Napoleonic Wars. His writing, therefore, is the most authoritative on the subject.

"The art of war, as generally considered, consists of five purely military branches: Strategy, Grand Tactics, Logistics, Engineering, and Tactics. A sixth and essential branch, hitherto unrecognized, might be termed Diplomacy in its relation to War.

Although this branch is more naturally and intimately connected with the profession of a statesman than with that of a soldier, it cannot be denied that, if it be useless to a subordinate general, it is indispensable to every general commanding an army."  Antoine-Henri Jomini

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