Maxims of War

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Rising out of the ashes of the Terror, Napoleon takes dominion of the French Empire and pursues his Caesarian mission of conquest across the world. From his campaigns in Italy, to the desert skirmishes of Egypt, at the burning steppes of Russia, and standing over the fertile winelands of France, Napoleon would carve out his name as a genius of military triumph. Arguably the preeminent military commander of all time, this Corsican lion of will left behind a gift for all students of war in the form of a digest of military maxims. Here he records a series of perennial truths that he learned from his studies of the martial art that had been validated through the crucible of combat during the prosecution of innumerable campaigns. Fixed as a foundation in the Western military canon, Napoleon's "Maxims of War" are a fundamental treatise to be imbibed in the psyche of every aspiring commander."Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily."- Napoleon Bonaparte

Genre: Political Science / General (fancy, right?)