Art of war [Book] /
by Baron De Jomini ; translated from the French by G.H. Mendell and W.P. Craighill.
- 1st Indian ed.
- New Delhi : Kaveri Books, 2012.
- x, 355 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Previously published: 1862. Includes index.
The art of war, as generally considered; consists of five purely military branches,-viz.: Strategy, Grand Tactics, Logistics, Engineering, and Tactics. A sixth and essential branch, hitherto unrecognized, might be termed Diplomacy in its relation to War. Although this branch is more naturally and intimately connected with the profession of a statesman than with that of a soldier, it cannot be denied that, if it be useless to a subordinate general, it is indispensable to every general commanding an army: it enters into all the combinations which may lead to a war, and has a connection with the various operations to be undertaken in this war; and, in this view, it should have a place in a work like this.