History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18

A detailed military narrative follows the Prussian monarch's campaigns during the Seven Years' War, tracing marches, sieges, and pitched engagements across Bohemia, Silesia, and Saxony. It reconstructs battlefield actions and operational maneuvers at Prague, Kolín, Rossbach, Leuthen, Zorndorf, and Hochkirch and treats sieges such as Olmütz and Schweidnitz. Close attention is given to logistics, river crossings, rapid marches, winter quarters, and the strain of facing multiple enemies and shifting alliances. Episodes emphasize commanders' decisions, intermittent victories and reversals, and the tactical complexity of eighteenth-century warfare, set against commentary on the broader political and strategic pressures shaping each campaign.