Leuthen Great Battles

Thomas Otte

T. G. Otte is currently a Professor of Diplomatic History at University of East Anglia. His research examines the history of great power relations from 1600 to the late 20th century. Otte has written or edited twenty two books, including Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey (London: Allen Lane, 2020) (New Statesman Book of the Year 2020; Spectator Book of the Year 2021), July Crisis: How the World Descended into War, Summer 1914 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014) (PROSE Merit award 2015, 'European & World History'), and The China Question: Great Power Rivalry and British Isolation, 1894-1905 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).

Preface1. War in the Holy Roman Empire2. The Silesian Wars3. The Battle and Its Consequence4. The Leuthen Legacy in Military Thought before the First World War5. Myth and Memory: Leuthen's Political and Cultural LegacyConclusion