How Long to Read Battle Studies

How Long Does it Take to Read Battle Studies?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 1 minute to read Battle Studies by Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A classic of military thought that merits a place alongside the works of Clausewitz and Sun Tzu, Battle Studies was first published in Paris ten years after the death of its author, French army officer Charles Ardant du Picq (1821–1870). Updated to provide a more complete and accurate biographical and historical framework for understanding its meaning and import, this edition—deftly translated, introduced, and annotated by noted military historian Roger Spiller—offers a new generation of readers the benefit of Ardant du Picq's unique insight into the nature of warfare. Nothing, Ardant du Picq asserts, can be prescribed wisely in an army “without an exact understanding of its ultimate instrument, man, and his morale at the defining instant of combat.” Accordingly, Battle Studies, the first systematic exploration of human behavior in the extremities of combat, focuses squarely on the tactical realm its author knew so well. Eschewing grand military theories and strategies, Ardant du Picq draws on his real-world experience, especially during the Crimean War and the Siege of Sebastopol where he was captured, to examine what motivates a soldier to fight, what creates cohesion or disorder, what gives a commander tactical control, and what makes reason give way to instinct: in short, “the essence of the science of combat.”

How long is Battle Studies?

Battle Studies by Charles Jean Jacques Joseph Ardant du Picq is 236 pages long, and a total of 60,416 words.

This makes it 80% the length of the average book. It also has 74% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Battle Studies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 30 minutes to read Battle Studies aloud.

What Reading Level is Battle Studies?

Battle Studies is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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