Prussian General Wilhelm Colmar, Baron von der Goltz' classic treatise on military strategy, The Conduct of War: A Short Treatise on Its Most Important Branches and Guiding Rules, translated from the German by Major G. F. Leverson, Royal Engineer. Chapters include The Relation in which War Stands to Society The Special Characteristics of War at the Present Time The Main Features of the Modern Method of Conducting War The Main Forms of the Conduct of War The Offensive The Defensive Strategical Offensive Operations Influence of Operations by Sea on the Conduct of War and many more.