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1.   Carl von Clausewitz: Excerpts from On War (1832)
The Prussian Major General Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), one of the leading military thinkers....
2.   Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen: Observations on the State of the Austrian Army in 1854 (Retrospective Account))
In his observations on the state of the Austrian army in 1854, Prussian general Prince Kraft zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (1827-1892) looks at military tactics since the Napoleonic Era and discusses....
3.   Helmuth von Moltke: Memorandum on the Effect of Improvements in Firearms on Battlefield Tactics (1861)
In this memorandum from 1861, Helmuth von Moltke (1800-1891), the first Chief of the Prussian General....
4.   Helmuth von Moltke: Memoradum on the Possible War between Prussia and Austria (1866)
In a memorandum from April of 1866 about the possible war between Prussia and Austria, Moltke describes the most efficient movement of troops to the front. As he explains, the efficient use of railways....
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