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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Prelude to War -- Part I. 1756-1757: The Contest Opens -- One: The Invasion of Saxony -- Two: The Battle of Lobositz -- Three: The Saxon Surrender -- The End of the Campaign -- Four: Winter Interlude -- Start of the 1757 Campaign -- Part II. 1757: Invasion of Austria -- Five: Early Operations -- Six: The Battle of Prague -- Seven: The Siege of Prague -- Eight: Headed for Battle at Kolin -- Nine: The Battle of Kolin -- Ten: Siege of Prague Lifted -- Prussians Retire from Bohemia -- Part III. 1757: Prussia in Retreat and Recovery -- Eleven: The War Settles Down -- Twelve: Operations in Silesia -- Preliminaries to Rossbach -- Thirteen: The Battle of Gross- Jägersdorf -- Fourteen: Final Preliminaries to Rossbach -- Fifteen: The Battle of Rossbach -- Sixteen: The Austrians Attempt to Reconquer Silesia -- Seventeen: Preliminaries to Leuthen -- Eighteen: The Battle of Leuthen -- Nineteen: Mopping Up After Leuthen -- Part IV. 1758: The Third Campaign -- Twenty: Winter Interlude -- Start of Campaign 1758 -- Twenty-One: Frederick Invades Austria a Second Time -- Siege of Olmütz -- Twenty-Two: Frederick Retires from the Walls of Olmütz -- Russian Advance on Brandenburg -- Twenty-Three: Operations in Brandenburg Prior to Battle at Zorndorf -- Twenty-Four: The Battle of Zorndorf -- Twenty-Five: Prussians Follow up on Fermor -- Frederick Marches for Saxony -- Twenty-Six: Preliminaries to Battle at Hochkirch -- Twenty-Seven: The Battle of Hochkirch -- Twenty-Eight: Aftermath of Hochkirch -- Maneuvering to the End of the Campaign -- Part V. 1759: The Fourth Campaign -- Twenty-Nine: Frontier Incursions and the Russian Threat -- Thirty: Battle at Züllichau -- Thirty-One: Preliminaries to Kunersdorf -- Thirty-Two: The Battle of Kunersdorf -- Thirty-Three: The Swedes Show Their Hand |
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Thirty-Four: Allies Spring to Life -- Thirty-Five: Maneuvering in the East -- Frederick Prepares to Move to Saxony -- Thirty-Six: Fall of Dresden -- Soltikov Departs -- Thirty-Seven: Preliminaries to and Battle at Maxen -- Part VI. 1760: The Fifth Campaign -- Thirty-Eight: Austrian Successes in Silesia -- Frederick Ruminates There -- Thirty-Nine: Battle at Landshut and Events Up to the Siege of Dresden -- Forty: Frederick Besieges Dresden -- Forty-One: Maneuvering in Silesia Prior to Liegnitz -- Forty-Two: Battle at Liegnitz and Aftermath -- Forty-Three: Preliminaries to Torgau -- Allied Raid upon Berlin -- Forty-Four: The Battle of Torgau -- Forty-Five: Aftermath of Torgau -- End of the Campaign -- Part VII. 1761: The Sixth Year -- Forty-Six: Campaign 1761 Opens with a Flourish -- Forty-Seven: Opening Salvos in Silesia -- Allied Union Realized -- Forty-Eight: Frederick Leaves Bunzelwitz -- Schweidnitz Is Captured -- End in Sight? -- Forty-Nine: The Swedes Launch Their Last Offensive -- Colberg Falls -- Part VIII. 1762: The Last Campaign -- Fifty: Operations in Silesia Commence -- Fifty-One: Battles of Burkersdorf and Reichenbach -- Fall of Schweidnitz -- Fifty-Two: The Campaign of 1762 in Saxony -- Part IX. Maps -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"A major player in The Seven Years' War (1756-1763), the first true world war, was Frederick the Great, king of Prussia. The first major work on Frederick the Great and his role in the war for more than a century, this book will undoubtedly shed light on many aspects of military and European history"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 -- Military leadership
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| SUBJECT |
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 fast |
| Subject |
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 -- Participation, Prussian
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HISTORY / Europe / Germany
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Command of troops
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| SUBJECT |
Prussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick II, 1740-1786.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108068
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| Subject |
Germany -- Prussia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2014010669 |
| ISBN |
9781476613000 |
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1476613001 |
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