He was not particular about the reasons for war, or who fought it. In the Napoleonic Wars he advised both Napoleon and Czar Alexander. In this unabridged republication of the J.B. Lippincott & Co. 1862 edition, we see why both sides would seek him out, and why all the generals of the Civil War read this edition in their tents. Jomini is clear about his opinions on the relation of diplomacy to war, including offensive wars to recover rights and wars of expediency, intervention, opinion and religion. He works through military policies, including those related to strategy and geography, and closely describes the fundamental principles of war from the theater of operation to frontiers, entrenched camps, challenging terrain and in the case of distant expeditions. He describes grand tactics and battles, operations that employ both strategy and tactics, logistics, and formation and employment of troops in battle. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)