 The history of war only seldom gives a complete picture of it. Considering the multitude of events it deals with, it, as a rule, only brings into prominence what in later times commands general interest, and skips what is only of momentary importance,...  The Army and Navy Magazine - Page 4141886Full view - About this book
 | Colmar Goltz (Freiherr von der) - 1887 - 414 pages
...within a period of a few hours, to attach his combinations to new situations. The history of war but seldom gives a complete picture of it. Considering...only to write the history of what has taken place, hut also the history of what was intended ; then would the narrative be interesting. The intricacy... | |
 | Colmar Goltz (Freiherr von der) - 1887 - 476 pages
...within a period of a few hours, to attach his combinations to new situations. The history of war but seldom gives a complete picture of it. Considering...importance, only then to disappear as illusion. After ft war one ought not only to write the history of what has taken place, but also the history of what... | |
 | Herbert Howland Sargent - 1897 - 258 pages
...CHAPTER III. MAP 4 TO ILLUSTRATE BATTLE OF MARENGO. THE CAMPAlGN OF MARENGO. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. 1 After a war one ought not only to write the history...place, but also the history of what was intended. — VON DER GOLTZ. UPON Bonaparte's return from Egypt in October, 1799, he found England, Austria,... | |
 | Herbert Howland Sargent - 1907 - 300 pages
...is more valuable to a nation situated as ours is. — MAHAN. AFTER a war one ought to write not only the history of what has taken place, but also the history of what was intended.— VON DER GOLTZ. FOOLS say that you can only gain experience at your own expense, but I have always contrived... | |
 | Herbert Howland Sargent - 1907 - 306 pages
...is more valuable to a nation situated as ours is. — MAHAN. AFTER a war one ought to write not only the history of what has taken place, but also the history of what was intended. — VON DER GOLTZ. FOOLS say that you can only gain experience at your own expense, but I have always... | |
 | Herbert Howland Sargent - 1907 - 312 pages
...is more valuable to a nation situated as ours is. — MAHAN. AFTER a war one ought to write not only the history of what has taken place, but also the history of what was intended.— VON DER GOLTZ. FOOLS say that you can only gain experience at your own expense, but I have always contrived... | |
 | Colmar Von Der Goltz - 1913 - 500 pages
...dismisses with a passing reference occurrences of momentary importance, which thus fall into oblivion. After a war one ought not only to write the history...taken place, but also the history of what was intended ; the narrative would then be instructive. The web of determining influences is much denser than is... | |
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