ABSTRACT

For tactical and strategic ingenuity, for daring and ruthless determination and the capacity to inspire troops, Frederick the Great was without equal. In this detailed life of ‘Old Fritz’, Christopher Duffy, who has written widely on the army of Frederick and on the armies of his adversaries, Austria and Russia, has produced a definitive account of his military genius.

chapter 1|20 pages

Origins

chapter 2|55 pages

The Silesian Wars, 1740–5

chapter 3|13 pages

The Armed Camp, 1745–56

chapter 4|12 pages

The Theatre of War

chapter 5|143 pages

The Seven Years War, 1756–63

chapter 6|19 pages

In Search of Old Fritz

chapter 8|10 pages

Final Years and Immortality

chapter 9|51 pages

Frederick and War