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Marshal of France
Døbt navnet Moritz, som illigitim søn af Aurora af Königsmarck og August den Stærke, kurfyrste af Sachsen og konge af Polen, tog han tidligt navnet Maurice de Saxe. Blev ansat under den franske konge Louis XV, hvor han hurtigt forfremmedes til marskal og var den ansvarlige for, at Frankrig vandt de mange slag i den periode. Forfatteren fortæller en hel del om bastioner, glacis, barbetter og paralleller m.v., mere end om de slag marskallen førte. Bogen er skrevet i romanform.
Reveries on the Art of War
At the age of twelve, Dresden-born Maurice de Saxe (1696–1750) entered the Saxon army, beginning a long and successful military career that culminated in his promotion to Marshal of France, where he retained full command of the main army in Flanders directly under Louis XV. Again and again, de Saxe achieved enormous victories over his enemies, becoming one of the greatest military leaders of the eighteenth century. Combining his memoirs and general observations with brilliant military thinking, Reveries on the Art of War was written in a mere thirteen days. Introducing revolutionary approaches to battles and campaigning at a time of changing military tactics and leadership styles, it stand...
The Edinburgh Review
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