Frederick the Great: Strategy in the Early Years

Abstract

The Air Command and Staff College strategy process model is used to analyze the actions of Frederick the Great during the Silesian Wars (1740-1745). The report includes Frederick's use of the Principles of War. Discusses the historical development of Eighteenth Century Europe, and Prussia, in order to view Frederick's policies in the context of his times. The report reviews his biography up to his assumption of the Prussian throne in 1740 in a search for insights to his subsequent actions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146744

Entities

People

  • Kenneth A. Cornelius

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Continents
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Families (Human)
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • National Politics
  • New York
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.