The Officer’s Manual Napoleon’s Maxims of War

The Officer’s Manual: Napoleon’s Maxims of War collects the military maxims attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), the Corsican artillery officer who made himself Emperor of the French and reshaped Europe by force of arms. Compiled and translated for the use of soldiers, the maxims distil his principles of concentration, speed, and the moral factors of war. Generations of officers, from the American Civil War onward, studied them as the field wisdom of history’s most famous commander. Free PDF download available on BDeBooks.