Maxims of War
1905, taken from the writings of Wellington, Napoleon, Clausewitz etc
Author
Maurice V Brett
Publisher
Hugh Rees Ltd, London, 1905
Printing Details
First edition. Small hardback bound in red cloth with gilt titling and design to spine and upper board. 14.5 × 11cm, 101pp
A collection of maxims on matters military collected from the writings and saying of Napoleon, Frederick the Great, Wellington, Moltke, Clausewitz, etc with some on Asiatic Warfare from Lord Roberts and Colonel Younghusband. The author was Provost Marshal in Paris during the First World War.
Condition
Good condition for age but with some fading and marking to the covers, and the inner binding is a bit pulled (though no pages are loose).
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£20.00
