Elements of Military Art and History (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Elements of Military Art and History<br><br>For some years I have been strongly urged by many of my army friends to prepare a work on Military Art and History, suited to our service for which. I had a large amount of material; but not feeling the same confidence in my ability as those who solicited me to undertake the task, I shrank from it, from time to time, till the breaking out of the rebellion of the Southern States, since which my arduous duties have precluded the possibility of preparing such a work, though fully aware of the importance of its being undertaken by some one, especially for the benefit of our volunteer officers, most of whom have not enjoyed the benefits of a military education.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.