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“The man is the first weapon of battle. Let us study the soldier, for it is he who brings reality to it.”

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Ardant du Picq
Ardant du Picq

Ardant du Picq, born in October 1819 and died in August 1870, was a French military theorist and historian whose works had a profound impact on subsequent military thought. more

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