Frederick the Great: They Don't Call Him Great for Nothing

Abstract

Once every few generations a leader emerges who has the ability to restructure the paradigm of his society. Such a leader was Frederick the Great. Through the clarity of his vision, the force of his personality and the enormity of his talents he single-handily raised Prussia from a second rate power to one of the great powers of Europe. In the course of this lifetime project, Frederick demonstrated a mastery of every level of military operations from tactics to strategy as well as an uncanny understanding of national strategy and its elements of power. This paper provides a brief biography of the Prussian king and examines the contributions he made at the various levels to military thought and their relevance to current thought.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 08, 1992
Accession Number
ADA249356

Entities

People

  • Vincent Scatamacchia

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Army
  • Biographies
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Classification
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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