The Wars of Frederick the GreatLongman, 1996 - 371 trang The campaigns of Frederick the Great were a watershed in the history of Europe. They inaugurated a new pattern - of total war for limited objectives - that was to endure until 1916. Frederick's battles were designed to convince his adversaries of the wisdom of making and keeping peace. |
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... Winterfeldt had become Frederick's military confidant , the first among a rising generation of officers who would replace the Old Dessauer and his compatriots at the head of Prussia's armies . Contemporary critics attributed to him ...
... Winterfeldt had become Frederick's military confidant , the first among a rising generation of officers who would replace the Old Dessauer and his compatriots at the head of Prussia's armies . Contemporary critics attributed to him ...
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... Winterfeldt had not only considered for several years the military elements of an invasion . He had travelled through Saxony , evaluating first - hand routes , terrain , and fortifications . His conclusion was that the operation was ...
... Winterfeldt had not only considered for several years the military elements of an invasion . He had travelled through Saxony , evaluating first - hand routes , terrain , and fortifications . His conclusion was that the operation was ...
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... Winterfeldt pushed the infantry of the vanguard forward to the dissatisfaction of Frederick who feared becoming engaged by bits and pieces , as at Lobositz . When he complained to Schwerin , the Marshal responded with a homely aphorism ...
... Winterfeldt pushed the infantry of the vanguard forward to the dissatisfaction of Frederick who feared becoming engaged by bits and pieces , as at Lobositz . When he complained to Schwerin , the Marshal responded with a homely aphorism ...
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