Excerpt from Lectures on Land Warfare: A Tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers; An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, With Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken From Military History, From the Battle of Thermopyl B. C. 480, to the Battle Of The Lectures in this volume are based upon the official Text-books issued by the Imperial General Staff and upon the works of recognised authorities on the Art of Warfare. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.