The Officer's Manual: Napoleon's Maxims of War

"All wars should be governed by certain principles, for every war should have a definite object, and be conducted according to the rules of art." – this is one of the 78 principles of war deduced by Napoleon Buonaparte to express the vision of his policy and war campaigns. This book presents the very essence of the Napoleonic art of war defined in separate rules, each provided with notes and examples from Buonaparte's life experience.