The Spirit of the Modern System of War

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Commentator's preface
Part I. A View of the Principle on Which the Modern System of War Is Founded:
1. General notions
2. Of lines of operation
3. Of diverging lines of operation
4. Of parallel lines of operation
5. Of lines of operation
6. Of the most advantageous form and direction of a base
7. Of retreats within the base
8. Of parallel and eccentric retreats
9. Of the result of all the foregoing inquiries
10. The difference between strategics and tactics
11. Of the order of battle
12. Of the Chevalier Foulard's column
13. Difference between the tactics of the ancients and those of the moderns
14. Result of the foregoing chapters
Part II. Consequence of the Principle Which Requires a Military Base Previous to Any Operation:
1. Masses of fighting men
2. One consequence of the foregoing exposition
3. Europe will one day be divided into several great states
4. Natural limits
5. The superiority given by the modern system of war to number over valour
6. Perpetual peace
7. Conclusion
Part III. Application of the Principle of the Base to Past Military Events, and to Those that May Take Place in Future:
1. Of the period at which the first development of the principle of the base was made
2. Examination of some campaigns of the Seven Years' War
3. Observations on the wars which have occurred since the Seven Years' War
4. What are the natural bounds of the great European states?
Conclusion.

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