Scharnhorst to Schlieffen: The Rise and Decline of German Military Thought

Authors

Herbert Rosinski

Abstract

At the same time that in France Jomini reassembled the various strands of the French School in his interpreta­tion of Napoleon1s unprecedented series of overwhelming successes, a new school of military thought arose in Prussia under the leadership and guidance of Scharnhorst; comprising, together with himself and Clausewitz, two other mili­tary thinkers, well known and highly esteemed in their own day, but long buried in complete oblivion from which they have been rescued only during the last few years: F.K. von Lossow and Ruhle von Lilienstern.'

Recommended Citation

Rosinski, Herbert (1976) "Scharnhorst to Schlieffen: The Rise and Decline of German Military Thought," Naval War College Review: Vol. 29: No. 3, Article 8.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol29/iss3/8