The Moltke Myth is author Terence Zuber's groundbreaking book on
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke, the chief of staff of the
Prussian Army for thirty years. Often referred to as Moltke the
Elder, he is portrayed today as the nearly-infallible victor of the
Prussian wars in 1864 against Denmark, in 1866 against Austria, and
in 1871 against France. Moltke the Elder is known as a brilliant,
innovative planner and master of the battlefield. The Moltke Myth
shows that this "common knowledge" is based solely on hero-worship
and simplistic generalizations. Zuber, a career infantry officer,
subjects Moltke's plans and orders to a militarily professional
analysis. He asserts a new premise that Moltke was a normal human
being who made grave errors like systematically failing to use
cavalry reconnaissance and never knowing the location of his enemy.
Zuber presents the true story about how realistic peacetime
training and tactical excellence in combat helped the Prussian army
win battles. The Moltke Myth offers stimulating new perspectives on
tactics and strategy in the Wars of German Unification
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