Author: [Civil War Literature]. Schalk, Emil [b. 1834]
Title: SUMMARY Of The ART Of WAR: Written Expressly For and Dedicated To the U. S. Volunteer Army
Description: Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1862. 1st Edition. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Advert eps. viii, [9] - 182, 8 pp. 8 page publisher catalogue concludes volume. Illustrated with 15 maps (5 folding), 5 plates & 31 intratextual figures. 7-1/2" x 4-3/4". Square & tight. Pencil pos. Some foxing & staining to paper. Withal, a respectable VG copy. "I have undertaken, in this little work, to give a clear and precise idea of the great maxims of war. It was written for the citizen soldier and officer. To show the application of the principles, I have given several examples fully developed.".

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