An impressive product of a thorough and scientific mind, a remarkable and uncommon document handed down for the appreciation of posterity After the Prussian defeat at the battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 where their army was almost completely obliterated by Napoleon's Grande Armee, the leadership of the Prussian armed forces belatedly realised that the techniques with which they trained officers for the field had to undergo major changes in order to avoid yet another catastrophic blow to their nation. Baron von Reisswitz's Instructions for the Presentation of Military Maneuvres with the Apparatus of the War-Game was one of the many outgrowths of that very grave lesson taught them by the Corsican. Its publication marked the emergence of the German General Staff, which would go on to achieve impressive feats of arms across the following 125 years. Prussian officers would graphically learn vital issues such as the amount of landscape that a given unit would occupy, whether in line or column of march; the co-ordination of the various arms while in the field and the crucial necessity of support; the importance of evaluating terrain and its effect on the movement of different arms; the time necessary for the impartation of messages and orders; the effects of fire with artillery, muskets and rifles; the proper employment of skirmishers and pioneers; the bombardment of inhabited areas or bridges, and the like. In this work the original Anleitung is presented, along with English translation and analytical commentary, as well as over 50 illustrations. The final work is a must-have for all modern wargamers and military history enthusiasts. ILLUSTRATIONS: 50 images
