Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 232 Ardant du Picq, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph 1821 1870 Picq, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Du Picq, Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant Cotton, Robert Christie 1885 1952 Greely, John N. (John Nesmith) 1885 1965 Greely, John Nesmith Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle Text file produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle" by Colonel Ardant du Picq is a military treatise written during the late 19th century, specifically addressing the human elements and psychological factors underlying warfare. The work emphasizes the importance of morale, discipline, and understanding the human condition in the context of battle, exploring how these components have remained consistent throughout military history, from ancient to modern times. At the start of the text, the author reflects on the conditions of warfare, arguing that true understanding of combat comes from analyzing human nature rather than abstract theories. Du Picq contrasts different historical military tactics, notably between the Romans and their adversaries, illustrating that superior tactics emerge from an understanding of soldiers' psychological states in battle. He discusses various instances of combat, recognizing the complexities and unpredictable behaviors of soldiers under the stresses of conflict. This introductory segment lays the foundation for exploring key battles and their implications for contemporary military thought, and it engages readers with thoughts on the mentorship of future military leaders through historical lessons. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Military art and science Battles U Text Browsing: History - Warfare 582777 582786 2024-09-03T11:41:35.678595 2023-10-04T03:45:03.519821 text/html text/html 588705 2019-11-21T08:54:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 193839 2019-11-21T08:54:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 263732 2024-09-03T11:41:43.467534 application/epub+zip 270221 2024-09-03T11:41:37.456628 application/epub+zip 270221 2024-09-03T11:41:36.421578 application/epub+zip 563763 2024-09-03T11:41:48.183563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530370 2024-09-03T11:41:42.684569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530856 2022-09-04T05:24:28.656233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501065 500920 2024-09-03T11:41:34.647601 2023-10-04T03:45:02.566883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 500672 2019-11-21T08:54:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 183812 2019-11-21T08:54:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 500672 2019-11-21T08:54:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 183703 2019-11-21T08:54:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20920 2024-09-03T11:41:48.335510 application/rdf+xml 22031 2024-09-03T11:41:36.793590 image/jpeg 4511 2024-09-03T11:41:36.608581 image/jpeg 257336 2024-09-03T11:41:35.725591 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia